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Census Tract · Ranked #41,101 of 84,120 nationally

Des Plaines Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 17031805111 · Cook County, IL · pop 8,036 · 72% of tract blocks fall in Des Plaines

Census tract 17031805111 is in Des Plaines, Illinois. It has a population of 8,036 and an eviction-risk score of 5.3/10 (Moderate tier). 50% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 25% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,328/month against a median household income of $57,265 — roughly 28% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 34% Stable renters 34% Owners 32%
Tract context
Occupied units3,149
Renter share67.5%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate8.6%
Median income$57,265

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
87 th percentile
Rank — 87th percentileBottomTop
#3 of 16 tracts In Des Plaines
High
Within county
24 th percentile
Rank — 24th percentileBottomTop
#1,019 of 1,331 tracts In Cook County
Low
Within state
47 th percentile
Rank — 47th percentileBottomTop
#1,736 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Moderate
National
51 th percentile
Rank — 51th percentileBottomTop
#41,101 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Des Plaines and the region

Centroid at 42.0355, -87.9438 · click any tract to drill in

Why Des Plaines scores 5.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Des Plaines
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.5
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
8.6% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$1,328 rent vs county FMR
2.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Des Plaines
4.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Des Plaines
4.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Des Plaines
4.1

How Des Plaines compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Des Plaines risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.35.3This tracttract 805111Des Plaines: 5.25.2Des Plainesparent cityCounty: 5.75.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.45.4Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 86

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 954Total filings over 15 yrs
  • 4.01%Avg annual filing rate
  • 7.6%Peak (2012)
  • 56Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 — 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 170318051112001: 41 filings (2.10/100 renter HHs)2002: 33 filings (1.69/100 renter HHs)2003: 51 filings (2.62/100 renter HHs)2004: 53 filings (2.72/100 renter HHs)2005: 50 filings (3.07/100 renter HHs)2006: 46 filings (2.82/100 renter HHs)2007: 52 filings (3.19/100 renter HHs)2008: 96 filings (5.89/100 renter HHs)2009: 90 filings (5.53/100 renter HHs)2010: 58 filings (3.79/100 renter HHs)2011: 74 filings (5.14/100 renter HHs)2012: 110 filings (7.63/100 renter HHs)2013: 72 filings (5.00/100 renter HHs)2014: 72 filings (5.00/100 renter HHs)2015: 56 filings (3.89/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 37% over the past 15 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

Frequently asked

About tract 17031805111

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031805111?

Census tract 17031805111 in Des Plaines scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

Q2

What is the average rent in tract 17031805111?

Median gross rent is $1,328/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17031805111?

8.6% of residents in tract 17031805111 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 8,036.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17031805111?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 72th, minority 72th, housing 92th.

Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031805111?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 954 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031805111 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.01% of renter households, peaking at 7.6% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q6

What share of households in tract 17031805111 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.4% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 8.7% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

Q7

How does tract 17031805111 compare to Des Plaines overall?

Tract 17031805111 scores 5.3/10 — right in line with the parent city of Des Plaines at 5.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Des Plaines eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Des Plaines

Top eight tracts in Des Plaines ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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