Neighborhood · Chicago, IL

Pacific Junction Eviction Risk: Moderate

16 census tracts · pop 53,560 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.9/10 · range 4.6–7.4

Pacific Junction is a hispanic / latino neighborhood in Chicago with 16 census tracts and a population of 53,560 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.9/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 49% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 25% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,365/month sits 5% lower than the Chicago citywide average ($1,440).

Risk score

5.9

Moderate

16 tracts · population-weighted

Pacific Junction vs Chicago How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

49.0% +67%

Chicago: 29.3%

Average gross rent

$1,365 -5%

Chicago: $1,440

Average HH income

$61,596 -18%

Chicago: $75,134

Poverty rate

22.7% +35%

Chicago: 16.8%

Renter share

59.8% +11%

Chicago: 54.0%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Pacific Junction and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 16 tracts span score 4.6–7.4

Why Pacific Junction scores 5.9

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 5.2–5.2 across tracts

5.2

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts

7.5

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 8.5–8.5 across tracts

8.5

Rent control risk

49% of income on rent · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts

5.5

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts

7.5

Tenant organizing strength

60% renter households · Range 8.0–8.0 across tracts

8.0

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 6.5–6.5 across tracts

6.5

Economic stress

22.7% below poverty line · Range 1.4–10.0 across tracts

5.1

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–5.3 across tracts

2.8

Risk score comparison

Pacific Junction vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Pacific Junction?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 2.8 points from 4.6 to 7.4. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.

Tracts as heat grid

7.4 7.3 6.7 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.2 4.9 4.9 4.7 4.6

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

16 tracts in Pacific Junction

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
17031231200	7.4	5,957	77%	$1,207
17031230700	7.3	5,773	64%	$1,510
17031230500	6.7	3,080	59%	$886
17031222800	5.9	1,052	37%	$1,451
17031230600	5.8	8,977	44%	$1,199
17031231100	5.7	1,362	53%	$1,335
17031230300	5.6	905	48%	$1,448
17031230900	5.5	4,903	47%	$1,762
17031230400	5.4	2,116	51%	$1,387
17031831200	5.3	4,710	52%	$1,299
17031230800	5.3	1,029	37%	$1,639
17031220901	5.2	3,090	45%	$1,579
17031200402	4.9	5,072	27%	$1,170
17031221000	4.9	2,571	28%	$1,816
17031230200	4.7	1,977	36%	$1,358
17031222900	4.6	986	27%	$1,541

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 84

Pop-weighted across 16 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 89%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 69%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 88%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 61%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Pacific Junction

Aggregated across 16 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

7,072Total filings (sum)
4.62%Avg annual filing rate
12.0%Peak year (2013)
4.37%Latest filed (2015)

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Pacific Junction

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

29.2%Housing insecurity
16.9%Utility shutoff threat
37.5%Food insecurity
33.1%SNAP enrollment
25.6%No health insurance
34.3%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Pacific Junction

What is the eviction-risk score for Pacific Junction?

Pacific Junction scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 16 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.

How does Pacific Junction compare to Chicago overall?

Pacific Junction scores 0.2 points higher than Chicago overall (5.7/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,365 vs $1,440.

What is the average rent in Pacific Junction?

Average gross rent in Pacific Junction is $1,365/month (pop-weighted across 16 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Pacific Junction residents are renters?

60% of Pacific Junction households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 53,560 residents.

Is Pacific Junction a high social-vulnerability area?

Pacific Junction sits in the 84th 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.

Which tracts in Pacific Junction have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Pacific Junction is census tract 17031231200 (score 7.4/10). Across the 16 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.6 to 7.4, a spread of 2.8 points.

How safe is Pacific Junction for landlords?

Pacific Junction carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.9/10). Pop-weighted across 16 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 (5.7/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.

What is the demographic breakdown of Pacific Junction?

Pacific Junction has 52,872 residents (Hispanic / Latino Neighborhood). Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (63%), Black (non-Hispanic) (18.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (14.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Pacific Junction

4.8 Palmer Square 8 tracts · pop 20,415 4.7 Kosciuszko Park 4 tracts · pop 11,768 5.2 Smith Park 6 tracts · pop 12,839 6 Kelvyn Park 5 tracts · pop 15,866 4.5 West Bucktown 6 tracts · pop 13,593 4.7 East Humboldt Park 6 tracts · pop 15,633

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Chicago

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Pacific Junction.

5.9 Kelvyn Park 5 tracts · pop 15,866 5.9 Indian Village 5 tracts · pop 13,162 5.9 Princeton Park 5 tracts · pop 16,194 5.9 Stony Island Park 3 tracts · pop 11,906 5.9 Arcadia Terrace 3 tracts · pop 20,134 5.9 Stewart Ridge 5 tracts · pop 16,711

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