16 census tracts · pop 53,560 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.4/10
· range 6–8.1
Pacific Junction takes in 16 census tracts of Chicago, IL and houses 53,560 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 7.4/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 49% against 29.3% citywide, putting Pacific Junction 19.7% over its own city.
25% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Scores across the 16 constituent tracts range from 6 to 8.1. A 2.1-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 26.4% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
The poverty rate is 23%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. SNAP participation is 28.1% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. Filings are well documented here: 7,072 across 16 observed tracts. Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.8/10.
The worst year on record was 2013, when filings touched 12.0% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 3.7% in 2015, is well off that peak.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.1 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7.4
Elevated
16 tracts · population-weighted
Pacific Junction vs ChicagoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority88%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport61%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
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Pacific Junction?
Pacific Junction scores 7.4/10 (Elevated 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.
Q2
How does Pacific Junction compare to Chicago overall?
Pacific Junction scores 0.7 points higher than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,365 vs $1,440.
Q3
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.
Q4
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.
Q5
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.
Q6
Which tracts in Pacific Junction have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Pacific Junction is census tract 17031231200 (score 8.1/10). Across the 16 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6 to 8.1, a spread of 2.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Pacific Junction for landlords?
Pacific Junction carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.4/10). 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 (6.7/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Pacific Junction?
Pacific Junction has 52,872 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (63%), Black (non-Hispanic) (18.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (14.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
