2 census tracts · pop 8,620 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.1/10
· range 8.1–8.1
Chinatown spans 2 census tracts of Chicago, IL and houses 8,620 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 8.1/10, in the High tier. 47% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Chicago rate of 29.3%.
At $983 a month, rents sit 32% under what the rest of Chicago commands. Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 1.5/10.
Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. Severe burden reaches 15%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Food insecurity affects 32.1% of adults, 14.3 points above the national rate.
The poverty rate is 21%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Filings are well documented here: 252 across 2 observed tracts.
On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. SNAP participation is 25.4% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Filing activity peaked in 2012 at 2.8% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 0.6% in 2015, is well off that peak. That places it #1 of 187 neighborhoods in Chicago.
With little internal variation, 8.1/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
8.1
High
2 tracts · population-weighted
Chinatown vs ChicagoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority89%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport64%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Chinatown
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
252Total filings (sum)
0.94%Avg annual filing rate
2.8%Peak year (2012)
0.57%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Chinatown
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
16.7%Housing insecurity
8.5%Utility shutoff threat
31.8%Food insecurity
24.0%SNAP enrollment
13.2%No health insurance
31.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Chinatown
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Chinatown?
Chinatown scores 8.1/10 (High 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 Chinatown compare to Chicago overall?
Chinatown scores 1.4 points higher than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 47% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $983 vs $1,440.
Q3
What is the average rent in Chinatown?
Average gross rent in Chinatown is $983/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Chinatown residents are renters?
59% of Chinatown households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 8,620 residents.
Q5
Is Chinatown a high social-vulnerability area?
Chinatown sits in the 91st 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 Chinatown have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Chinatown is census tract 17031841100 (score 8.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 8.1 to 8.1, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Chinatown for landlords?
Chinatown carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.1/10). 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 Chicago as a whole (6.7/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Chinatown?
Chinatown has 9,370 residents. Top groups: Asian (non-Hispanic) (78.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (11.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (4.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
