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Census Tract · Ranked #34,663 of 84,120 nationally

Wheeling Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 17031802404 · Cook County, IL · pop 7,492 · 91% of tract blocks fall in Wheeling

Census tract 17031802404 is in Wheeling, Illinois. It has a population of 7,492 and an eviction-risk score of 5.5/10 (Moderate tier). 44% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 25% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,752/month against a median household income of $77,988 — roughly 27% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 18% Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units3,192
Renter share33.0%
SVI overall0.82
Poverty rate12.2%
Median income$77,988

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
86 th percentile
Rank — 86th percentileBottomTop
#2 of 8 tracts In Wheeling
High
Within county
33 th percentile
Rank — 33th percentileBottomTop
#888 of 1,331 tracts In Cook County
Low
Within state
58 th percentile
Rank — 58th percentileBottomTop
#1,380 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Elevated
National
59 th percentile
Rank — 59th percentileBottomTop
#34,663 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Wheeling and the region

Centroid at 42.1478, -87.9440 · click any tract to drill in

Why Wheeling scores 5.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Wheeling
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.5
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
12.2% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$1,752 rent vs county FMR
4.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Wheeling
4.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Wheeling
7.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Wheeling
4.7

How Wheeling compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Wheeling risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.55.5This tracttract 802404Wheeling: 5.75.7Wheelingparent cityCounty: 5.75.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.45.4Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 82

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

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 783Total filings over 15 yrs
  • 5.36%Avg annual filing rate
  • 8.9%Peak (2015)
  • 99Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 — 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 170318024042001: 23 filings (2.48/100 renter HHs)2002: 27 filings (2.91/100 renter HHs)2003: 32 filings (3.45/100 renter HHs)2004: 33 filings (3.56/100 renter HHs)2005: 31 filings (3.79/100 renter HHs)2006: 28 filings (3.43/100 renter HHs)2007: 36 filings (4.40/100 renter HHs)2008: 47 filings (5.75/100 renter HHs)2009: 81 filings (9.91/100 renter HHs)2010: 83 filings (8.15/100 renter HHs)2011: 61 filings (5.48/100 renter HHs)2012: 73 filings (6.56/100 renter HHs)2013: 54 filings (4.85/100 renter HHs)2014: 75 filings (6.74/100 renter HHs)2015: 99 filings (8.89/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 330% 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.

Frequently asked

About tract 17031802404

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031802404?

Census tract 17031802404 in Wheeling scores 5.5/10 (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 17031802404?

Median gross rent is $1,752/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17031802404?

12.2% of residents in tract 17031802404 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,492.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17031802404?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 82th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 66th, household 39th, minority 66th, housing 99th.

Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031802404?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 783 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031802404 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.36% of renter households, peaking at 8.9% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q6

What share of households in tract 17031802404 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.5% 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 17031802404 compare to Wheeling overall?

Tract 17031802404 scores 5.5/10 — right in line with the parent city of Wheeling at 5.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wheeling eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Wheeling

Top eight tracts in Wheeling ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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