Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #18,163 of 84,120 nationally
Wheeling Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 17031802404 · Cook County, IL · pop 7,492 · 91% of tract blocks fall in Wheeling
Census tract 17031802404 covers part of Wheeling, IL, and scores 6/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 7,492 residents. The severe-burden share is 25%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
6
Elevated
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 county
46
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
74
th percentile
Elevated
National
78
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Wheeling and the region
Centroid at 42.1478, -87.9440 · click any tract to drill in
Why Wheeling scores 6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 82
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 66%Socioeconomic
- 39%Household composition
- 66%Racial/ethnic minority
- 99%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
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 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.
- 14.5%Housing insecurity
- 7.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 17.5%Food insecurity
- 12.6%SNAP enrollment
- 8.1%Transit barriers
- 14.4%No health insurance
- 14.2%Frequent mental distress
- 26.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Wheeling
What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 7.9/10. On the high side, regional political climate reads 7.5/10.
Court records carry 783 eviction filings across 15 observed years. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 3.1/10.
The worst year on record was 2015, when 8.9% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 5.4% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #18,163 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.4/10. Statewide the IL average is 5.1, so this tract runs 0.9 points hotter.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 44% of renters. It tracks the Cook County average of 6.1 closely.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 17031802404
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031802404?
Census tract 17031802404 in Wheeling scores 6/10 (Elevated 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 6/10, right in line with the parent city of Wheeling at 5.9/10. 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.
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Highest-risk tracts in Wheeling
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