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Census Tract · Ranked #7,836 of 84,120 nationally

North Chicago Eviction Risk: High

Tract 17097862901 · Lake County, IL · pop 3,760

Census tract 17097862901 covers part of North Chicago, IL, and scores 8/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,760. Against the Lake County average of 4.4, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 3.6 points.

Risk score
8
High
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 29% Owners 47%
Tract context
Occupied units1,065
Renter share52.7%
SVI overall0.92
Poverty rate17.5%
Median income$59,120

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 9 tracts In North Chicago
Very High
Within county
97 th percentile
Rank, 97th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 159 tracts In Lake County
Very High
Within state
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#280 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Very High
National
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#7,836 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across North Chicago and the region

Centroid at 42.3350, -87.8367 · click any tract to drill in

Why North Chicago scores 8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from North Chicago
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
17.5% poverty · this tract
4.4
Supply constraint
$938 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from North Chicago
6.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from North Chicago
9.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from North Chicago
7.6

How North Chicago compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
North Chicago risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 8.08.0This tracttract 862901North Chicago: 6.66.6North Chicagoparent cityCounty: 4.44.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.15.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 92

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in North Chicago

Food insecurity runs 43.0% against 17.8% nationally. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.8/10. Average gross rent is $938, 34% below the North Chicago average.

Running cool, supply constraint reads 1/10. Housing insecurity runs 33.2% against 14.2% nationally.

Sitting well above the midpoint, housing-court posture reads 7.6/10. 8% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. That is riskier than roughly 91% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 9.2/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the IL average is 5.1, so this tract runs 2.9 points hotter.

Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 46% of renters.

Annual rent works out to 19% of average household income of $59,120.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 17097862901

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17097862901?

Census tract 17097862901 in North Chicago scores 8/10 (High 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 17097862901?

Median gross rent is $938/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17097862901?

17.5% of residents in tract 17097862901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,760.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17097862901?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 58th, minority 93th, housing 75th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 17097862901 struggle to pay rent?

About 33.2% 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. 20.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 17097862901 compare to North Chicago overall?

Tract 17097862901 scores 8/10, higher than the parent city of North Chicago at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from North Chicago eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in North Chicago

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

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