Census Tract · Ranked #47,256 of 84,120 nationally

Channel Lake Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 17097860808 · Lake County, IL · pop 2,431 · 18% of tract blocks fall in Channel Lake

Census tract 17097860808 is in Channel Lake, Illinois. It has a population of 2,431 and an eviction-risk score of 5.1/10 (Moderate tier). 21% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 0% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,438/month against a median household income of $99,390 — roughly 17% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

5.1

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 1% Stable renters 3% Owners 96%

Tract context

Occupied units1,108

Renter share4.3%

SVI overall0.14

Poverty rate9.6%

Median income$99,390

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Channel Lake and the region

Centroid at 42.4529, -88.1442 · click any tract to drill in

Why Channel Lake scores 5.1

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

9.6% poverty · this tract

2.4

Supply constraint

$1,438 rent vs county FMR

3.2

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: 14

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

43%Socioeconomic
13%Household composition
20%Racial/ethnic minority
8%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.

9.5%Housing insecurity
6.0%Utility-shutoff threat
11.0%Food insecurity
9.9%SNAP enrollment
6.1%Transit barriers
6.9%No health insurance
15.7%Frequent mental distress
26.7%Any disability

Frequently asked

About tract 17097860808

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17097860808?

Census tract 17097860808 in Channel Lake scores 5.1/10 (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 17097860808?

Median gross rent is $1,438/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 21% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17097860808?

9.6% of residents in tract 17097860808 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,431.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17097860808?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 14th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 43th, household 13th, minority 20th, housing 8th.

What share of households in tract 17097860808 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.5% 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. 6.0% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17097860808 compare to Channel Lake overall?

Tract 17097860808 scores 5.1/10 — lower than 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.