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Census Tract · Ranked #13,532 of 84,120 nationally

Carpentersville Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 17089850301 · Kane County, IL · pop 8,657 · 62% of tract blocks fall in Carpentersville

Census tract 17089850301 is in Carpentersville, Illinois. It has a population of 8,657 and an eviction-risk score of 6.3/10 (Elevated tier). 62% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 34% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,506/month against a median household income of $75,693 — roughly 24% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
6.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 12% Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units2,031
Renter share32.6%
SVI overall0.91
Poverty rate18.9%
Median income$75,693

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank — 100th percentileBottomTop
#1 of 6 tracts In Carpentersville
Very High
Within county
98 th percentile
Rank — 98th percentileBottomTop
#3 of 104 tracts In Kane County
Very High
Within state
91 th percentile
Rank — 91th percentileBottomTop
#296 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Very High
National
84 th percentile
Rank — 84th percentileBottomTop
#13,532 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Carpentersville and the region

Centroid at 42.1296, -88.2723 · click any tract to drill in

Why Carpentersville scores 6.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Carpentersville
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
18.9% poverty · this tract
4.7
Supply constraint
$1,506 rent vs county FMR
3.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Carpentersville
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Carpentersville
6.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Carpentersville
5.7

How Carpentersville compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Carpentersville risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.36.3This tracttract 850301Carpentersville: 6.06.0Carpentersvilleparent cityCounty: 5.35.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.45.4Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 91

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)

  • 48Total filings over 3 yrs
  • 2.73%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.2%Peak (2011)
  • 25Filings in 2011 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2009 — 2011
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 170898503012009: 10 filings (1.87/100 renter HHs)2010: 13 filings (2.12/100 renter HHs)2011: 25 filings (4.21/100 renter HHs)
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 17089850301

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17089850301?

Census tract 17089850301 in Carpentersville scores 6.3/10 (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 17089850301?

Median gross rent is $1,506/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17089850301?

18.9% of residents in tract 17089850301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 8,657.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17089850301?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 91th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 89th, minority 85th, housing 68th.

Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17089850301?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 48 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 17089850301 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.73% of renter households, peaking at 4.2% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q6

What share of households in tract 17089850301 struggle to pay rent?

About 27.1% 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. 14.9% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

Q7

How does tract 17089850301 compare to Carpentersville overall?

Tract 17089850301 scores 6.3/10 — higher than the parent city of Carpentersville at 6.0/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Carpentersville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Carpentersville

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

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