2 census tracts · pop 9,450 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.1/10
· range 5.6–6.8
Bernice takes in 2 census tracts of Lansing, IL and houses 9,450 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 6.1/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 44% against 31.2% citywide, putting Bernice 12.7% over its own city.
The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 2.1/10. Severe burden reaches 19%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 5.6 to 6.8, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. Running cool is economic stress, at 2.6/10.
Court records carry 1,365 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 20.4% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 6.1% in 2015, is well off that peak.
Social vulnerability runs high at 7.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Average gross rent runs $1,237, close to the Lansing average.
Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $65,154. 37% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.2 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.1
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Bernice vs LansingHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority81%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport56%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Bernice
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,365Total filings (sum)
7.53%Avg annual filing rate
20.4%Peak year (2014)
6.04%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Bernice
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
20.6%Housing insecurity
12.6%Utility shutoff threat
24.2%Food insecurity
22.4%SNAP enrollment
11.4%No health insurance
29.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Bernice
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Bernice?
Bernice scores 6.1/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 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 Bernice compare to Lansing overall?
Bernice scores 0.2 points higher than Lansing overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,237 vs $1,268.
Q3
What is the average rent in Bernice?
Average gross rent in Bernice is $1,237/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Bernice residents are renters?
37% of Bernice households are renter-occupied (vs 28% in Lansing). The neighborhood has 9,450 residents.
Q5
Is Bernice a high social-vulnerability area?
Bernice sits in the 74th 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 Bernice have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Bernice is census tract 17031827902 (score 6.8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.6 to 6.8, a spread of 1.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Bernice for landlords?
Bernice carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.1/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Lansing as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Bernice?
Bernice has 9,255 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (46.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (21.9%), Hispanic / Latino (19.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
