2 census tracts · pop 6,166 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10
· range 6–6
Old Downtown spans 2 census tracts of Calumet City, IL, population 6,166. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6/10, Elevated tier. 50% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
56% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Calumet City rate of 39.9%. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 34.8% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
22.9% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. The poverty rate is 33%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. The strongest single driver of the headline number is economic stress at 8.3/10.
Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.6/10. Court records carry 977 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.
The worst year on record was 2010, when filings touched 10.8% of renter households. Average gross rent is $1,309, 11% above the Calumet City average of $1,177.
The most recent observed rate, 4.6% in 2015, is well off that peak. Among the 5 mapped neighborhoods of Calumet City, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.
With little internal variation, 6/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Old Downtown vs Calumet CityHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority91%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport59%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Old Downtown
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
977Total filings (sum)
6.27%Avg annual filing rate
10.8%Peak year (2010)
4.72%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Old Downtown
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
34.8%Housing insecurity
23.0%Utility shutoff threat
45.0%Food insecurity
45.2%SNAP enrollment
20.8%No health insurance
39.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Old Downtown
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Old Downtown?
Old Downtown scores 6/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Old Downtown compare to Calumet City overall?
Old Downtown scores 1.4 points higher than Calumet City overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 40% citywide. Average rent: $1,309 vs $1,177.
Q3
What is the average rent in Old Downtown?
Average gross rent in Old Downtown is $1,309/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Old Downtown residents are renters?
33% of Old Downtown households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Calumet City). The neighborhood has 6,166 residents.
Q5
Is Old Downtown a high social-vulnerability area?
Old Downtown sits in the 92nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Old Downtown have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Old Downtown is census tract 17031825900 (score 6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6 to 6, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Old Downtown for landlords?
Old Downtown carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Calumet City as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Old Downtown?
Old Downtown has 5,953 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (50.4%), Hispanic / Latino (38.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (9.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
