1 census tracts · pop 6,186 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.1/10
· range 8.1–8.1
Pierces Park is a one-tract neighborhood of Chicago, IL and houses 6,186 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 8.1/10, High tier. Cost burden runs 58% against 29.3% citywide, putting Pierces Park 29.0% over its own city.
The severe-burden share is 38%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Average gross rent is $928, 36% below the Chicago average of $1,440. The clearest offset is supply constraint, at 1/10.
Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. SNAP participation is 27.2% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
The poverty rate is 19%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. The filing record is not thin: 969 evictions logged in this tract. Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.
Food insecurity affects 27.1% of adults, 9.3 points above the national rate. Filing activity peaked in 2004 at 17.3% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 7.5% in 2015, is well off that peak.
Among the 187 mapped neighborhoods of Chicago, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. For a like-for-like read, Auburn Park and North Pullman score within a fraction of it.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 8.1/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
8.1
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Pierces Park vs ChicagoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority100%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 Pierces Park
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
969Total filings (sum)
9.35%Avg annual filing rate
17.3%Peak year (2004)
7.51%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Pierces Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
22.4%Housing insecurity
14.9%Utility shutoff threat
27.1%Food insecurity
27.2%SNAP enrollment
8.1%No health insurance
31.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Pierces Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Pierces Park?
Pierces Park scores 8.1/10 (High tier) across 1 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 Pierces Park compare to Chicago overall?
Pierces Park scores 1.4 points higher than Chicago overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 58% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $928 vs $1,440.
Q3
What is the average rent in Pierces Park?
Average gross rent in Pierces Park is $928/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Pierces Park residents are renters?
32% of Pierces Park households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 6,186 residents.
Q5
Is Pierces Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Pierces Park sits in the 83rd 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
How safe is Pierces Park for landlords?
Pierces Park carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.1/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Pierces Park?
Pierces Park has 6,264 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (93.6%), Other / Multiracial (5.6%), Hispanic / Latino (0.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
