Neighborhood · Ranked #22,213 of 84,120 nationally

Seniorland Eviction Risk: Moderate , Champaign

Tract 17019000500 · Champaign County, IL · pop 3,682 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Census tract 17019000500 runs through the Seniorland neighborhood of Champaign. With 3,682 residents, it scores 6.4/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #12,357 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 53% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 39% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $982 a month against an average household income of $59,408 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 60% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.2

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 32% Stable renters 29% Owners 39%

Tract context

Occupied units1,753

Renter share60.4%

SVI overall0.38

Poverty rate17.2%

Median income$59,408

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Champaign and the region

Centroid at 40.1052, -88.2509 · click any tract to drill in

Why Seniorland scores 5.2

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

17.2% poverty · this tract

4.3

Supply constraint

$982 rent vs county FMR

4.1

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 Seniorland compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 38

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

44%Socioeconomic
23%Household composition
42%Racial/ethnic minority
45%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Seniorland. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

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.

9.2%Housing insecurity
6.1%Utility-shutoff threat
10.5%Food insecurity
9.2%SNAP enrollment
6.5%Transit barriers
6.0%No health insurance
15.7%Frequent mental distress
21.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Seniorland

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.4/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Champaign eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Champaign County average of 6.0 and above the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 38th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 17019000500

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17019000500?

Census tract 17019000500 in the Seniorland neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 17019000500?

Median gross rent is $982/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17019000500?

17.2% of residents in tract 17019000500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,682.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17019000500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 38th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 44th, household 23th, minority 42th, housing 45th.

Is tract 17019000500 considered part of Seniorland?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17019000500 fall within Seniorland (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 17019000500 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.2% 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. 6.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17019000500 compare to Champaign overall?

Tract 17019000500 scores 5.2/10, higher than the parent city of Champaign at 4.5/10. 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Champaign

Top eight tracts in Champaign ranked by composite eviction-risk score.