4 census tracts · pop 6,715 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.5/10
· range 5.3–7.6
East Pilsen takes in 4 census tracts of Chicago, IL, population 6,715. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.5/10, Elevated tier. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 5.3 to 7.6, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.
Against a Chicago baseline of 29.3%, 38% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Severe burden reaches 21%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. Running cool is economic stress, at 2.4/10. Filings are well documented here: 438 across 4 observed tracts.
Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. Filing activity peaked in 2013 at 4.2% of renter households. 17.8% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
The most recent observed rate, 1.2% in 2015, is well off that peak. That places it #110 of 187 neighborhoods in Chicago.
Average gross rent runs $1,426, close to the Chicago average. Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $83,906.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 6.5 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.5
Elevated
4 tracts · population-weighted
East Pilsen vs ChicagoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority83%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport60%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in East Pilsen
Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
438Total filings (sum)
1.79%Avg annual filing rate
4.2%Peak year (2013)
1.27%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in East Pilsen
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
19.1%Housing insecurity
9.7%Utility shutoff threat
22.5%Food insecurity
17.3%SNAP enrollment
17.6%No health insurance
25.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About East Pilsen
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for East Pilsen?
East Pilsen scores 6.5/10 (Elevated tier) across 4 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 East Pilsen compare to Chicago overall?
East Pilsen scores 0.2 points lower than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 38% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,426 vs $1,440.
Q3
What is the average rent in East Pilsen?
Average gross rent in East Pilsen is $1,426/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of East Pilsen residents are renters?
65% of East Pilsen households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 6,715 residents.
Q5
Is East Pilsen a high social-vulnerability area?
East Pilsen sits in the 60th 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.
Q6
Which tracts in East Pilsen have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in East Pilsen is census tract 17031310500 (score 7.6/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.3 to 7.6, a spread of 2.3 points.
Q7
How safe is East Pilsen for landlords?
East Pilsen carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.5/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of East Pilsen?
East Pilsen has 6,527 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (62%), White (non-Hispanic) (24.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (6.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
