Neighborhood · Ranked #28,095 of 84,120 nationally
Ironwood West Eviction Risk: Moderate , Champaign
Tract 17019001205 ·
Champaign County, IL · pop 8,362 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
With a score of 5.3/10, tract 17019001205 in the Ironwood West area of Champaign, IL reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. The severe-burden share is 32%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%Stable renters 17%Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units3,288
Renter share31.3%
SVI overall0.44
Poverty rate10.3%
Median income$87,368
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Ironwood West
Moderate
Within parent city
25th percentile
#16 of 21 tracts In Champaign
Low
Within county
38th percentile
#30 of 48 tracts In Champaign County
Low
Within state
59th percentile
#1,346 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Champaign and the region
Centroid at 40.0824, -88.3305 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ironwood West scores 5.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Champaign
6.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.1
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
10.3% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$1,331 rent vs county FMR
7.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Champaign
8.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Champaign
9.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Champaign
8.3
How Ironwood West compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 44
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
28%Socioeconomic
34%Household composition
64%Racial/ethnic minority
68%Housing & transportation
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
8.7%Housing insecurity
5.5%Utility-shutoff threat
9.9%Food insecurity
8.1%SNAP enrollment
5.7%Transit barriers
5.4%No health insurance
14.1%Frequent mental distress
20.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Ironwood West
The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.4/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, housing-court posture reads 8.3/10.
The voucher gap is 23.2%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears. Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.1/10.
At $1,331 a month, rents run 19% over what the rest of Champaign commands. Food insecurity runs 9.9% against 17.8% nationally. SNAP participation runs 8.1% against 15.2% nationally.
On the national scale it lands near the 67th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 5/10. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 46% of renters.
It tracks the Champaign County average of 5.8 closely. Annual rent works out to 18% of average household income of $87,368.
31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 17019001205
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17019001205?
Census tract 17019001205 in the Ironwood West neighborhood scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 17019001205?
Median gross rent is $1,331/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17019001205?
10.3% of residents in tract 17019001205 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 8,362.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17019001205?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 44th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 28th, household 34th, minority 64th, housing 68th.
Q5
Is tract 17019001205 considered part of Ironwood West?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17019001205 fall within Ironwood West (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 17019001205 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.7% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 5.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 17019001205 compare to Champaign overall?
Tract 17019001205 scores 5.3/10, lower than the parent city of Champaign at 6.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Champaign eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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