6 census tracts · pop 25,574 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.9/10
· range 5.3–6.4
Martin Luther is a 6-tract neighborhood of Chicago, IL, population 25,574. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.9/10, in the Moderate tier. 43% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Chicago rate of 29.3%.
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. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. Running cool is economic stress, at 2/10.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 5.3 to 6.4, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. Filings are well documented here: 953 across 6 observed tracts. Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2013 at 5.7% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 3.3% in 2015, is well off that peak.
Among the 187 mapped neighborhoods of Chicago, it ranks #138 by risk, the lower third. For a like-for-like read, Clarkdale and River North score within a fraction of it. Rent takes 17% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Average gross rent runs $1,384, close to the Chicago average.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 5.9 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
5.9
Moderate
6 tracts · population-weighted
Martin Luther vs ChicagoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority65%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport36%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Martin Luther
Aggregated across 6 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
953Total filings (sum)
2.19%Avg annual filing rate
5.7%Peak year (2013)
3.23%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Martin Luther
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
13.2%Housing insecurity
6.8%Utility shutoff threat
15.3%Food insecurity
11.3%SNAP enrollment
11.9%No health insurance
24.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Martin Luther
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Martin Luther?
Martin Luther scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 6 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 Martin Luther compare to Chicago overall?
Martin Luther scores 0.8 points lower than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,384 vs $1,440.
Q3
What is the average rent in Martin Luther?
Average gross rent in Martin Luther is $1,384/month (pop-weighted across 6 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Martin Luther residents are renters?
33% of Martin Luther households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 25,574 residents.
Q5
Is Martin Luther a high social-vulnerability area?
Martin Luther sits in the 56th 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 Martin Luther have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Martin Luther is census tract 17031150502 (score 6.4/10). Across the 6 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.3 to 6.4, a spread of 1.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Martin Luther for landlords?
Martin Luther carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.9/10). Pop-weighted across 6 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 lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Martin Luther?
Martin Luther has 24,976 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (50.2%), Hispanic / Latino (37.6%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (7.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
