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Census Tract · Ranked #41,101 of 84,120 nationally

Wauconda Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 17097864109 · Lake County, IL · pop 6,246 · 30% of tract blocks fall in Wauconda

Census tract 17097864109 is in Wauconda, Illinois. It has a population of 6,246 and an eviction-risk score of 5.3/10 (Moderate tier). 55% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 55% severely cost-burdened (≥50%).

Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 70% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1% Stable renters 1% Owners 98%
Tract context
Occupied units2,089
Renter share2.2%
SVI overall0.01
Poverty rate2.1%
Median income$172,783

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
75 th percentile
Rank — 75th percentileBottomTop
#2 of 5 tracts In Wauconda
High
Within county
46 th percentile
Rank — 46th percentileBottomTop
#86 of 159 tracts In Lake County
Moderate
Within state
47 th percentile
Rank — 47th percentileBottomTop
#1,736 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Moderate
National
51 th percentile
Rank — 51th percentileBottomTop
#41,101 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Wauconda and the region

Centroid at 42.2749, -88.0962 · click any tract to drill in

Why Wauconda scores 5.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Wauconda
5.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
2.1% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Wauconda
4.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Wauconda
4.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Wauconda
4.0

How Wauconda compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Wauconda risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.35.3This tracttract 864109Wauconda: 4.94.9Waucondaparent cityCounty: 5.35.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.45.4Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 1

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.

Frequently asked

About tract 17097864109

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17097864109?

Census tract 17097864109 in Wauconda scores 5.3/10 (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 poverty rate in tract 17097864109?

2.1% of residents in tract 17097864109 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,246.

Q3

How socially vulnerable is tract 17097864109?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 1th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 5th, household 4th, minority 43th, housing 4th.

Q4

What share of households in tract 17097864109 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.1% 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. 4.3% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

Q5

How does tract 17097864109 compare to Wauconda overall?

Tract 17097864109 scores 5.3/10 — higher than the parent city of Wauconda at 4.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wauconda; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Wauconda

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

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