9 census tracts · pop 35,223 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.8/10
· range 5.3–8.1
Marshall Square is a 9-tract neighborhood of Chicago, IL, population 35,223. Scored across those inputs it reaches 7.8/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs about half against 29.3% citywide, putting Marshall Square 20.6% over its own city.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 5.3 to 8.1, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 1.3/10.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 31.1% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. 28.3% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. The severe-burden share is 25%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
At $1,000 a month, rents sit 31% under what the rest of Chicago commands. The poverty rate is 26%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. Filings are well documented here: 2,070 across 8 observed tracts.
Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 8.9% of renter households.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 7.8 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
7.8
Elevated
9 tracts · population-weighted
Marshall Square vs ChicagoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority93%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport50%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Marshall Square
Aggregated across 8 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,070Total filings (sum)
2.90%Avg annual filing rate
8.9%Peak year (2015)
3.85%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Marshall Square
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
31.7%Housing insecurity
17.5%Utility shutoff threat
40.6%Food insecurity
34.5%SNAP enrollment
28.9%No health insurance
35.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Marshall Square
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Marshall Square?
Marshall Square scores 7.8/10 (Elevated tier) across 9 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 Marshall Square compare to Chicago overall?
Marshall Square scores 1.1 points higher than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,000 vs $1,440.
Q3
What is the average rent in Marshall Square?
Average gross rent in Marshall Square is $1,000/month (pop-weighted across 9 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Marshall Square residents are renters?
60% of Marshall Square households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 35,223 residents.
Q5
Is Marshall Square a high social-vulnerability area?
Marshall Square sits in the 81st 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 Marshall Square have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Marshall Square is census tract 17031843500 (score 8.1/10). Across the 9 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.3 to 8.1, a spread of 2.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Marshall Square for landlords?
Marshall Square carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.8/10). Pop-weighted across 9 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 Marshall Square?
Marshall Square has 33,745 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (63.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (27.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
