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Census Tract · Ranked #22,213 of 84,120 nationally

North Chicago Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 17097862902 · Lake County, IL · pop 2,754

Tract 17097862902, home to 2,754 residents in North Chicago, scores 5.8/10 for landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #26,439 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 32% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,028 a month against an average household income of $55,455 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 71% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 48% Owners 29%
Tract context
Occupied units1,004
Renter share71.0%
SVI overall0.85
Poverty rate23.3%
Median income$55,455

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#4 of 9 tracts In North Chicago
Elevated
Within county
94 th percentile
Rank, 94th percentileLowHigh
#10 of 159 tracts In Lake County
Very High
Within state
76 th percentile
Rank, 76th percentileLowHigh
#779 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
High
National
74 th percentile
Rank, 74th percentileLowHigh
#22,213 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across North Chicago and the region

Centroid at 42.3305, -87.8491 · click any tract to drill in

Why North Chicago scores 5.2

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
23.3% poverty · this tract
5.8
Supply constraint
$1,028 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: 5.25.2This tracttract 862902North Chicago: 4.84.8North Chicagoparent cityCounty: 2.42.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 85

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

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.8/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from North Chicago eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Lake County average of 5.3 and above the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 30.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 18.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 85th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 17097862902

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17097862902?

Census tract 17097862902 in North Chicago scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 17097862902?

Median gross rent is $1,028/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17097862902?

23.3% of residents in tract 17097862902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,754.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17097862902?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 82th, household 51th, minority 95th, housing 84th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 17097862902 struggle to pay rent?

About 30.4% 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. 18.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 17097862902 compare to North Chicago overall?

Tract 17097862902 scores 5.2/10, higher than the parent city of North Chicago at 4.8/10. 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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