Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #37,882 of 84,120 nationally
West Frankfort Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 17055040900 · Franklin County, IL · pop 2,352 · 88% of tract blocks fall in West Frankfort
With a score of 4.7/10, tract 17055040900 in West Frankfort, IL reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 2,352 residents. At $904 a month, rents run 37% over what the rest of West Frankfort commands.
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units949
Renter share28.8%
SVI overall0.79
Poverty rate16.3%
Median income$50,223
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
64
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
47
th percentile
Moderate
National
55
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across West Frankfort and the region
Centroid at 37.9016, -88.9436 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Frankfort scores 4.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from West Frankfort
3.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.6
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
16.3% poverty · this tract
4.1
Supply constraint
$904 rent vs county FMR
5.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from West Frankfort
6.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from West Frankfort
7.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from West Frankfort
7.4
How West Frankfort compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 79
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 80%Socioeconomic
- 72%Household composition
- 2%Racial/ethnic minority
- 89%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.
- 14.3%Housing insecurity
- 10.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 20.2%Food insecurity
- 22.8%SNAP enrollment
- 10.5%Transit barriers
- 9.6%No health insurance
- 20.1%Frequent mental distress
- 37.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Frankfort
The severe-burden share is 19%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 7.6/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, housing-court posture reads 7.4/10.
On the softer side, regional political climate reads 2.6/10. SNAP participation runs 22.8% against 15.2% nationally. On the national scale it lands near the 55th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 8.1/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.
40% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. It tracks the Franklin County average of 4.4 closely. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $50,223.
29% 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 17055040900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17055040900?
Census tract 17055040900 in West Frankfort scores 4.7/10 (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 17055040900?
Median gross rent is $904/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17055040900?
16.3% of residents in tract 17055040900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,352.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17055040900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 72th, minority 2th, housing 89th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 17055040900 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.3% 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. 10.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 17055040900 compare to West Frankfort overall?
Tract 17055040900 scores 4.7/10, right in line with the parent city of West Frankfort at 4.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West Frankfort; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in West Frankfort
Top eight tracts in West Frankfort ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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