Neighborhood · Lansing, IL

Bernice Eviction Risk: Moderate

2 census tracts · pop 9,450 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5/10 · range 4.6–5.4

Bernice is a black-white neighborhood in Lansing with 2 census tracts and a population of 9,450 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 44% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 19% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,237/month sits 2% lower than the Lansing citywide average ($1,268).

Risk score

Moderate

2 tracts · population-weighted

Bernice vs Lansing How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

43.9% +41%

Lansing: 31.2%

Average gross rent

$1,237 -2%

Lansing: $1,268

Average HH income

$65,154 -9%

Lansing: $71,805

Poverty rate

10.6% -34%

Lansing: 16.0%

Renter share

36.6% +30%

Lansing: 28.1%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Bernice and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 4.6–5.4

Why Bernice scores 5

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 5.2–5.2 across tracts

5.2

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts

7.5

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 7.8–7.8 across tracts

7.8

Rent control risk

44% of income on rent · Range 6.4–6.4 across tracts

6.4

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 4.6–4.6 across tracts

4.6

Tenant organizing strength

37% renter households · Range 6.6–6.6 across tracts

6.6

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 6.7–6.7 across tracts

6.7

Economic stress

10.6% below poverty line · Range 1.5–4.0 across tracts

2.6

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.7–2.5 across tracts

2.1

Risk score comparison

Bernice vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Census tracts

2 tracts in Bernice

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
17031827902	5.4	4,331	70%	$1,315
17031828000	4.6	5,119	22%	$1,171

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 74

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 72%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 69%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 81%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 56%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

What is the eviction-risk score for Bernice?

Bernice scores 5/10 (Moderate 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.

How does Bernice compare to Lansing overall?

Bernice scores 0.2 points lower than Lansing overall (5.2/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,237 vs $1,268.

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.

What percentage of Bernice residents are renters?

37% of Bernice households are renter-occupied (vs 28% in Lansing). The neighborhood has 9,450 residents.

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.

Which tracts in Bernice have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Bernice is census tract 17031827902 (score 5.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.6 to 5.4, a spread of 0.8 points.

How safe is Bernice for landlords?

Bernice carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5/10). 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 (5.2/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.

What is the demographic breakdown of Bernice?

Bernice has 9,255 residents (Black-White Neighborhood). Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (46.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (21.9%), Hispanic / Latino (19.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Bernice

2.7 Hollywood 8 tracts · pop 36,353 5.1 Oakglen 3 tracts · pop 16,044 4.7 Globe 2 tracts · pop 5,773 4.8 Greenwood 5 tracts · pop 18,960 6.3 Old Downtown 2 tracts · pop 6,166 5 West Lakes 2 tracts · pop 8,259

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Lansing

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Bernice.

5 Oakglen 3 tracts · pop 16,044

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