2 census tracts · pop 8,479 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5/10
· range 4.8–5.2
Hemingway District spans 2 census tracts of Oak Park, IL, population 8,479. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5/10, in the Moderate tier. At $2,205 a month, rents sit 38% over what the rest of Oak Park commands.
The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.2/10. The voucher gap is 25.2%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. Against a Oak Park baseline of 27.5%, 33% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Severe burden reaches 12%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Disability prevalence reaches 18.0% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute. Court records carry 623 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. Running hot is supply constraint at 7.5/10.
SNAP participation is 4.7% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The worst year on record was 2013, when filings touched 5.2% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 1.7% in 2015, is well off that peak. That places it #5 of 4 neighborhoods in Oak Park.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Hemingway District vs Oak ParkHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority51%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport61%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Hemingway District
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
623Total filings (sum)
2.96%Avg annual filing rate
5.2%Peak year (2013)
1.90%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Hemingway District
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.8%Housing insecurity
4.0%Utility shutoff threat
6.9%Food insecurity
4.9%SNAP enrollment
4.7%No health insurance
18.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Hemingway District
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Hemingway District?
Hemingway District 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.
Q2
How does Hemingway District compare to Oak Park overall?
Hemingway District scores 1.2 points lower than Oak Park overall (6.2/10). Renters spend 33% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $2,205 vs $1,593.
Q3
What is the average rent in Hemingway District?
Average gross rent in Hemingway District is $2,205/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Hemingway District residents are renters?
46% of Hemingway District households are renter-occupied (vs 40% in Oak Park). The neighborhood has 8,479 residents.
Q5
Is Hemingway District a high social-vulnerability area?
Hemingway District sits in the 36th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Hemingway District have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Hemingway District is census tract 17031812301 (score 5.2/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.8 to 5.2, a spread of 0.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Hemingway District for landlords?
Hemingway District 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 Oak Park as a whole (6.2/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Hemingway District?
Hemingway District has 8,757 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (68.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (10%), Hispanic / Latino (9.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.