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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
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 13 tracts In Oak Lawn
Elevated
Within county
19 th percentile
Rank, 19th percentileLowHigh
#1,083 of 1,331 tracts In Cook County
Very Low
Within state
44 th percentile
Rank, 44th percentileLowHigh
#1,840 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Moderate
National
51 th percentile
Rank, 51st percentileLowHigh
#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.
Oak Lawn risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.54.5This tracttract 822701Oak Lawn: 4.64.6Oak Lawnparent cityCounty: 6.16.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.15.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 73

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

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 264Total filings over 15 yrs
  • 4.54%Avg annual filing rate
  • 9.4%Peak (2010)
  • 25Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 170318227012001: 13 filings (3.02/100 renter HHs)2002: 3 filings (0.70/100 renter HHs)2003: 3 filings (0.70/100 renter HHs)2004: 9 filings (2.09/100 renter HHs)2005: 4 filings (1.05/100 renter HHs)2006: 10 filings (2.62/100 renter HHs)2007: 5 filings (1.31/100 renter HHs)2008: 18 filings (4.71/100 renter HHs)2009: 24 filings (6.28/100 renter HHs)2010: 38 filings (9.41/100 renter HHs)2011: 34 filings (8.97/100 renter HHs)2012: 32 filings (8.44/100 renter HHs)2013: 26 filings (6.86/100 renter HHs)2014: 20 filings (5.28/100 renter HHs)2015: 25 filings (6.60/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 92% 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.

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.

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