Census Tract · Ranked #22,681 of 84,120 nationally

Wheaton Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 17043842604 · DuPage County, IL · pop 4,624 · 90% of tract blocks fall in Wheaton

Tract 17043842604 sits in Wheaton eviction risk, IL, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5.6/10. Population here is 4,624. Severe burden reaches 23%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Risk score

5.6

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 16% Owners 73%

Tract context

Occupied units2,013

Renter share26.8%

SVI overall0.43

Poverty rate12.2%

Median income$83,523

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Wheaton and the region

Centroid at 41.8521, -88.1432 · click any tract to drill in

Why Wheaton scores 5.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Wheaton

6.3

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.9

State political climate

Illinois legislature & governorship

5.2

Economic stress

12.2% poverty · this tract

3.0

Supply constraint

$1,711 rent vs county FMR

4.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Wheaton

5.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

4.9

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Wheaton

6.1

Housing court bias

Inherited from Wheaton

4.3

How Wheaton compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 43

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

27%Socioeconomic
57%Household composition
38%Racial/ethnic minority
63%Housing & transportation

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.

7.0%Housing insecurity
4.5%Utility-shutoff threat
8.8%Food insecurity
7.7%SNAP enrollment
5.0%Transit barriers
5.7%No health insurance
12.1%Frequent mental distress
28.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Wheaton

It sits 1.2 points above the DuPage County average of 4.4. The clearest offset is economic stress at 3/10. Food insecurity runs 8.8% against 17.8% nationally.

SNAP participation runs 7.7% against 15.2% nationally. Nationally it ranks #22,681 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 4.9/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. 41% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.

Average gross rent is $1,711, close to the Wheaton average. Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $83,523. 27% 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 17043842604

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17043842604?

Census tract 17043842604 in Wheaton scores 5.6/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 17043842604?

Median gross rent is $1,711/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17043842604?

12.2% of residents in tract 17043842604 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,624.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17043842604?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 43th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 27th, household 57th, minority 38th, housing 63th.

What share of households in tract 17043842604 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.0% 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. 4.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17043842604 compare to Wheaton overall?

Tract 17043842604 scores 5.6/10, higher than the parent city of Wheaton at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wheaton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Wheaton

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