3 census tracts · pop 12,227 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.2/10
· range 3–3.4
Wayne Center is a 3-tract neighborhood of Bartlett, IL and houses 12,227 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.2/10, in the Lower tier. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1/10.
Average gross rent is $1,317, 30% below the Bartlett average of $1,883. 23% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, lower than the Bartlett rate of 30.6%.
Severe burden reaches 9%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. SNAP participation is 6.8% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 9.4% of adults, 8.4 points below the national rate.
At 8% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Rent takes 11% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Poverty sits at 2%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. The 3 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.4 points apart at the extremes.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
3 tracts · population-weighted
Wayne Center vs BartlettHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority53%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport12%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Wayne Center
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.0%Housing insecurity
4.6%Utility shutoff threat
9.4%Food insecurity
6.9%SNAP enrollment
5.9%No health insurance
20.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Wayne Center
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Wayne Center?
Wayne Center scores 3.2/10 (Lower tier) across 3 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 Wayne Center compare to Bartlett overall?
Wayne Center scores 0.8 points lower than Bartlett overall (4/10). Renters spend 23% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,317 vs $1,883.
Q3
What is the average rent in Wayne Center?
Average gross rent in Wayne Center is $1,317/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 23% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Wayne Center residents are renters?
8% of Wayne Center households are renter-occupied (vs 11% in Bartlett). The neighborhood has 12,227 residents.
Q5
Is Wayne Center a high social-vulnerability area?
Wayne Center sits in the 11th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Wayne Center have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Wayne Center is census tract 17043841325 (score 3.4/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3.4, a spread of 0.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Wayne Center for landlords?
Wayne Center carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.2/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Bartlett as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Wayne Center?
Wayne Center has 12,029 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (61.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (21.2%), Hispanic / Latino (7.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
