Census Tract · Ranked #19,870 of 84,120 nationally

Channel Lake Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 17097860805 · Lake County, IL · pop 2,047 · 65% of tract blocks fall in Channel Lake

Census tract 17097860805 is in Channel Lake, Illinois. It has a population of 2,047 and an eviction-risk score of 6.0/10 (Elevated tier). 56% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 31% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,484/month against a median household income of $75,595 — roughly 24% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

6.0

Elevated

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 10% Owners 77%

Tract context

Occupied units822

Renter share22.3%

SVI overall0.17

Poverty rate12.2%

Median income$75,595

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Channel Lake and the region

Centroid at 42.4857, -88.1691 · click any tract to drill in

Why Channel Lake scores 6.0

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Channel Lake

5.4

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.2

State political climate

Illinois legislature & governorship

5.2

Economic stress

12.2% poverty · this tract

3.0

Supply constraint

$1,484 rent vs county FMR

3.4

Rent control risk

Inherited from Channel Lake

9.4

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

4.7

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Channel Lake

4.9

Housing court bias

Inherited from Channel Lake

8.6

How Channel Lake compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 17

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

30%Socioeconomic
48%Household composition
14%Racial/ethnic minority
9%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.

10.3%Housing insecurity
6.8%Utility-shutoff threat
12.2%Food insecurity
11.5%SNAP enrollment
6.7%Transit barriers
7.2%No health insurance
16.1%Frequent mental distress
27.6%Any disability

Frequently asked

About tract 17097860805

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17097860805?

Census tract 17097860805 in Channel Lake scores 6.0/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 17097860805?

Median gross rent is $1,484/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17097860805?

12.2% of residents in tract 17097860805 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,047.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17097860805?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 17th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 30th, household 48th, minority 14th, housing 9th.

What share of households in tract 17097860805 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.3% 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. 6.8% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17097860805 compare to Channel Lake overall?

Tract 17097860805 scores 6.0/10 — right in line with the parent city of Channel Lake at 6.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Channel Lake; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Channel Lake

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