Census Tract · Ranked #41,206 of 84,120 nationally
Oak Lawn Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 17031822701 ·
Cook County, IL · pop 4,905
Census tract 17031822701 covers part of Oak Lawn, IL, and scores 4.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,905. 51% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%Stable renters 10%Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units1,910
Renter share25.1%
SVI overall0.73
Poverty rate9.8%
Median income$76,875
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
67th percentile
#5 of 13 tracts In Oak Lawn
Elevated
Within county
19th percentile
#1,083 of 1,331 tracts In Cook County
Very Low
Within state
44th percentile
#1,840 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Moderate
National
51th percentile
#41,206 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Oak Lawn and the region
Centroid at 41.7124, -87.7303 · click any tract to drill in
Why Oak Lawn scores 4.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Oak Lawn
7.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.5
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
9.8% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$1,282 rent vs county FMR
2.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Oak Lawn
7.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Oak Lawn
4.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Oak Lawn
6.1
How Oak Lawn compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 73
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
61%Socioeconomic
90%Household composition
61%Racial/ethnic minority
57%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
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.1
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
12.9%Housing insecurity
7.3%Utility-shutoff threat
15.0%Food insecurity
12.4%SNAP enrollment
7.4%Transit barriers
9.8%No health insurance
14.0%Frequent mental distress
26.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Oak Lawn
Cost burden runs 58% here against 45.6% across Cook County. The dominant input is local political climate at 7.8/10.
It sits 1.6 points below the Cook County average of 6.1. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 2.3/10. Running cool, economic stress reads 2.4/10.
Court records carry 264 eviction filings across 15 observed years. Filings peaked in 2010 at 9.4% of renter households. In a typical year about 4.5% of renter households face a filing.
Nationally it ranks #41,206 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 7.5/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. Average gross rent is $1,282, close to the Oak Lawn average. Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $76,875.
25% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 17031822701
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031822701?
Census tract 17031822701 in Oak Lawn scores 4.5/10 (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 17031822701?
Median gross rent is $1,282/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17031822701?
9.8% of residents in tract 17031822701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,905.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17031822701?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 73th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 61th, household 90th, minority 61th, housing 57th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031822701?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 264 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031822701 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.54% of renter households, peaking at 9.4% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 17031822701 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.9% 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. 7.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 17031822701 compare to Oak Lawn overall?
Tract 17031822701 scores 4.5/10, right in line with the parent city of Oak Lawn at 4.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Oak Lawn eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Oak Lawn
Top eight tracts in Oak Lawn ranked by composite eviction-risk score.