Census Tract · Ranked #34,663 of 84,120 nationally

Gurnee Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 17097861609 · Lake County, IL · pop 4,807 · 87% of tract blocks fall in Gurnee

Census tract 17097861609 is in Gurnee, Illinois. It has a population of 4,807 and an eviction-risk score of 5.5/10 (Moderate tier). 50% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 16% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,368/month against a median household income of $144,375 — roughly 11% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

5.5

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 9% Owners 82%

Tract context

Occupied units1,611

Renter share17.3%

SVI overall0.13

Poverty rate4.4%

Median income$144,375

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Gurnee and the region

Centroid at 42.3814, -87.9855 · click any tract to drill in

Why Gurnee scores 5.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Gurnee

6.6

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.2

State political climate

Illinois legislature & governorship

5.2

Economic stress

4.4% poverty · this tract

1.1

Supply constraint

$1,368 rent vs county FMR

2.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from Gurnee

6.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Gurnee

5.7

Housing court bias

Inherited from Gurnee

4.8

How Gurnee compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 13

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

16%Socioeconomic
8%Household composition
64%Racial/ethnic minority
22%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.

10.7%Housing insecurity
6.4%Utility-shutoff threat
13.1%Food insecurity
10.5%SNAP enrollment
6.6%Transit barriers
7.0%No health insurance
14.2%Frequent mental distress
21.9%Any disability

Frequently asked

About tract 17097861609

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17097861609?

Census tract 17097861609 in Gurnee scores 5.5/10 (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 17097861609?

Median gross rent is $1,368/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17097861609?

4.4% of residents in tract 17097861609 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,807.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17097861609?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 13th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 16th, household 8th, minority 64th, housing 22th.

What share of households in tract 17097861609 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.7% 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. 6.4% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17097861609 compare to Gurnee overall?

Tract 17097861609 scores 5.5/10 — right in line with the parent city of Gurnee at 5.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Gurnee; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Gurnee

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