Census Tract · Ranked #50,269 of 84,120 nationally

Des Plaines Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 17031806102 · Cook County, IL · pop 4,325

Census tract 17031806102 is in Des Plaines, Illinois. It has a population of 4,325 and an eviction-risk score of 5.0/10 (Moderate tier). 34% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 9% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,851/month against a median household income of $110,227 — roughly 20% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

5.0

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 17% Owners 74%

Tract context

Occupied units1,636

Renter share26.4%

SVI overall0.75

Poverty rate9.3%

Median income$110,227

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Des Plaines and the region

Centroid at 42.0479, -87.9025 · click any tract to drill in

Why Des Plaines scores 5.0

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

9.3% poverty · this tract

2.3

Supply constraint

$1,851 rent vs county FMR

5.5

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.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 75

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

47%Socioeconomic
77%Household composition
54%Racial/ethnic minority
92%Housing & transportation

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)

130Total filings over 15 yrs
4.08%Avg annual filing rate
8.8%Peak (2011)
10Filings in 2015 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2001 — 2015

Filings climbed 100% 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.

10.4%Housing insecurity
5.5%Utility-shutoff threat
12.9%Food insecurity
9.6%SNAP enrollment
6.3%Transit barriers
8.7%No health insurance
13.6%Frequent mental distress
24.1%Any disability

Frequently asked

About tract 17031806102

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031806102?

Census tract 17031806102 in Des Plaines scores 5.0/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 17031806102?

Median gross rent is $1,851/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17031806102?

9.3% of residents in tract 17031806102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,325.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17031806102?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 75th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 47th, household 77th, minority 54th, housing 92th.

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031806102?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 130 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031806102 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.08% of renter households, peaking at 8.8% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 17031806102 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.4% 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. 5.5% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17031806102 compare to Des Plaines overall?

Tract 17031806102 scores 5.0/10 — 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.