Eviction Risk in Kensington , Chicago
1 census tracts · pop 1,915 · pop-weighted composite 6.4/10 · range 6.4–6.4
Kensington is a hispanic-black neighborhood in Chicago with 1 census tract and a population of 1,915 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.4/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 47% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 10% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,097/month sits 24% lower than the Chicago citywide median ($1,440).
Kensington 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.
Kensington vs Chicago
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
Hispanic-Black Neighborhood — 1,858 residents across all tracts in Kensington. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 54.1%
- White (non-Hispanic) 0.6%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 40.6%
- Other / Multiracial 4.6%
1 tracts in Kensington
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17031530100 | 6.4 | 1,915 | 46% | $1,097 |
CDC SVI percentile: 96
Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Kensington
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 390Total filings (sum)
- 5.33%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.6%Peak year (2003)
- 5.47%Latest filed (2015)
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Kensington
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
- 40.3%Housing insecurity
- 27.6%Utility shutoff threat
- 55.4%Food insecurity
- 56.7%SNAP enrollment
- 29.6%No health insurance
- 47.1%Any disability
About Kensington
What is the eviction-risk score for Kensington?
Kensington scores 6.4/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 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 Kensington compare to Chicago overall?
Kensington scores 0.4 points lower than Chicago overall (6.8/10). Rent burden: 47% vs 29% citywide. Median rent: $1,097 vs $1,440.
What is the median rent in Kensington?
Median gross rent in Kensington is $1,097/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Kensington residents are renters?
64% of Kensington households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 1,915 residents.
Is Kensington a high social-vulnerability area?
Kensington sits in the 96th 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.