Eviction Risk in Little India , Chicago
7 census tracts · pop 45,617 · pop-weighted composite 6.1/10 · range 5.8–6.6
Little India is a white-asian neighborhood in Chicago with 7 census tracts and a population of 45,617 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.1/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 44% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 23% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,438/month sits 0% lower than the Chicago citywide median ($1,440).
Little India 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.
Little India vs Chicago
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
White-Asian Neighborhood — 44,977 residents across all tracts in Little India. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 19.8%
- White (non-Hispanic) 40.7%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 6.7%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 25.8%
- Other / Multiracial 7%
7 tracts in Little India
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17031020500 | 6.6 | 6,646 | 47% | $1,357 |
| 17031020601 | 6.6 | 5,868 | 47% | $1,447 |
| 17031020301 | 6.1 | 5,432 | 51% | $1,341 |
| 17031020602 | 6.0 | 5,343 | 43% | $1,623 |
| 17031020302 | 5.9 | 5,201 | 51% | $1,443 |
| 17031020802 | 5.8 | 8,715 | 38% | $1,471 |
| 17031020702 | 5.8 | 8,412 | 38% | $1,403 |
CDC SVI percentile: 86
Pop-weighted across 7 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Little India
Aggregated across 7 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 3,123Total filings (sum)
- 2.97%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.3%Peak year (2014)
- 2.75%Latest filed (2015)
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Little India
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
- 16.6%Housing insecurity
- 9.6%Utility shutoff threat
- 23.3%Food insecurity
- 19.6%SNAP enrollment
- 12.6%No health insurance
- 28.4%Any disability
About Little India
What is the eviction-risk score for Little India?
Little India scores 6.1/10 (Elevated tier) across 7 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 Little India compare to Chicago overall?
Little India scores 0.7 points lower than Chicago overall (6.8/10). Rent burden: 44% vs 29% citywide. Median rent: $1,438 vs $1,440.
What is the median rent in Little India?
Median gross rent in Little India is $1,438/month (pop-weighted across 7 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Little India residents are renters?
52% of Little India households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 45,617 residents.
Is Little India a high social-vulnerability area?
Little India sits in the 86th 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.