Eviction Risk in Clearing , Chicago
6 census tracts · pop 29,464 · pop-weighted composite 5.8/10 · range 5.4–6.1
Clearing is a hispanic-white neighborhood in Chicago with 6 census tracts and a population of 29,464 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.8/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 54% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 33% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,515/month sits 5% higher than the Chicago citywide median ($1,440).
Clearing vs. parent city, state, and U.S.
Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).
Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk
Same county, closest by composite score.
Clearing vs Chicago
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
Hispanic-White Neighborhood — 29,569 residents across all tracts in Clearing. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 59.3%
- White (non-Hispanic) 37.2%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 1.3%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 0.8%
- Other / Multiracial 1.5%
6 tracts in Clearing
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17031640300 | 6.1 | 6,897 | 62% | $2,079 |
| 17031640700 | 6.0 | 3,110 | 50% | $1,540 |
| 17031561100 | 5.8 | 5,888 | 66% | $1,436 |
| 17031640500 | 5.6 | 4,132 | 40% | $1,179 |
| 17031640600 | 5.5 | 4,427 | 36% | $1,277 |
| 17031820901 | 5.4 | 5,010 | 61% | $1,306 |
CDC SVI percentile: 55
Pop-weighted across 6 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Clearing
Aggregated across 6 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 1,119Total filings (sum)
- 3.22%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.7%Peak year (2015)
- 2.99%Latest filed (2015)
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Clearing
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
- 16.6%Housing insecurity
- 8.2%Utility shutoff threat
- 19.5%Food insecurity
- 14.3%SNAP enrollment
- 16.7%No health insurance
- 27.8%Any disability
About Clearing
What is the eviction-risk score for Clearing?
Clearing scores 5.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 6 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.
How does Clearing compare to Chicago overall?
Clearing scores 1.0 points lower than Chicago overall (6.8/10). Rent burden: 54% vs 29% citywide. Median rent: $1,515 vs $1,440.
What is the median rent in Clearing?
Median gross rent in Clearing is $1,515/month (pop-weighted across 6 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Clearing residents are renters?
22% of Clearing households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 29,464 residents.
Is Clearing a high social-vulnerability area?
Clearing sits in the 55th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.