8 census tracts · pop 40,568 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.9/10
· range 4.6–8.1
Ellsworth is a 8-tract neighborhood of Elmwood Park, IL and houses 40,568 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.9/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 44% against 25.0% citywide, putting Ellsworth 19.1% over its own city.
The 8 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 4.6 to 8.1, a 3.5-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. Severe burden reaches 25%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 7.9/10. On the softer side is economic stress, at 2.2/10.
Court records carry 1,777 eviction filings across its 8 observed tracts. Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.9/10. Filing activity peaked in 2013 at 8.1% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 2.1% in 2015, is well off that peak. Average gross rent runs $1,393, close to the Elmwood Park average.
Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $79,223. 40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 3.5 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
5.9
Moderate
8 tracts · population-weighted
Ellsworth vs Elmwood ParkHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority64%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport59%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Ellsworth
Aggregated across 8 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,777Total filings (sum)
2.52%Avg annual filing rate
8.1%Peak year (2013)
2.10%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Ellsworth
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
15.7%Housing insecurity
8.1%Utility shutoff threat
18.9%Food insecurity
14.5%SNAP enrollment
14.8%No health insurance
28.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Ellsworth
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Ellsworth?
Ellsworth scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 8 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 Ellsworth compare to Elmwood Park overall?
Ellsworth scores 0.1 points lower than Elmwood Park overall (6/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $1,393 vs $1,334.
Q3
What is the average rent in Ellsworth?
Average gross rent in Ellsworth is $1,393/month (pop-weighted across 8 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Ellsworth residents are renters?
40% of Ellsworth households are renter-occupied (vs 35% in Elmwood Park). The neighborhood has 40,568 residents.
Q5
Is Ellsworth a high social-vulnerability area?
Ellsworth sits in the 67th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Ellsworth have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Ellsworth is census tract 17031170900 (score 8.1/10). Across the 8 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.6 to 8.1, a spread of 3.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Ellsworth for landlords?
Ellsworth carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.9/10). Pop-weighted across 8 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Elmwood Park as a whole (6/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Ellsworth?
Ellsworth has 41,004 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (47.4%), Hispanic / Latino (44.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (3.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
