3 census tracts · pop 20,744 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.3–5.7
Central Station takes in 3 census tracts of Chicago, IL and houses 20,744 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.4/10, Moderate tier. At $2,614 a month, rents sit 82% over what the rest of Chicago commands.
The voucher gap is 48.4%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. What pushes the score up most is supply constraint at 9.1/10. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1.7/10.
Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. Disability prevalence reaches 15.5% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute.
Cost burden runs around a third against 29.3% citywide, putting Central Station 5.7% over its own city. Severe burden reaches 13%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Court records for this tract carry 739 eviction filings. The worst year on record was 2004, when filings touched 7.6% of renter households. 4.8% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
The most recent observed rate, 1.5% in 2015, is well off that peak. That places it #161 of 187 neighborhoods in Chicago.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Central Station vs ChicagoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority65%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport71%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Central Station
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
739Total filings (sum)
3.96%Avg annual filing rate
7.6%Peak year (2004)
1.50%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Central Station
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.8%Housing insecurity
4.3%Utility shutoff threat
8.0%Food insecurity
5.5%SNAP enrollment
4.9%No health insurance
15.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Central Station
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Central Station?
Central Station scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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 Central Station compare to Chicago overall?
Central Station scores 1.3 points lower than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 35% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $2,614 vs $1,440.
Q3
What is the average rent in Central Station?
Average gross rent in Central Station is $2,614/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Central Station residents are renters?
55% of Central Station households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 20,744 residents.
Q5
Is Central Station a high social-vulnerability area?
Central Station sits in the 22nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Central Station have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Central Station is census tract 17031320600 (score 5.7/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.3 to 5.7, a spread of 0.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Central Station for landlords?
Central Station carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Chicago as a whole (6.7/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Central Station?
Central Station has 21,186 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (48%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (20.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (16.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
