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

Waukegan Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 17097862000 · Lake County, IL · pop 6,291

Census tract 17097862000 is in Waukegan, Illinois. It has a population of 6,291 and an eviction-risk score of 5.3/10 (Moderate tier). 61% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 24% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,175/month against a median household income of $70,352 — roughly 20% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

5.3

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 29% Stable renters 18% Owners 53%

Tract context

Occupied units2,228

Renter share47.2%

SVI overall0.78

Poverty rate19.8%

Median income$70,352

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Waukegan and the region

Centroid at 42.3685, -87.8535 · click any tract to drill in

Why Waukegan scores 5.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Waukegan

5.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.2

State political climate

Illinois legislature & governorship

5.2

Economic stress

19.8% poverty · this tract

5.0

Supply constraint

$1,175 rent vs county FMR

1.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Waukegan

2.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

4.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Waukegan

4.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Waukegan

4.0

How Waukegan compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 78

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

89%Socioeconomic
46%Household composition
91%Racial/ethnic minority
53%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.

26.0%Housing insecurity
14.2%Utility-shutoff threat
32.6%Food insecurity
26.7%SNAP enrollment
14.5%Transit barriers
25.3%No health insurance
17.2%Frequent mental distress
33.0%Any disability

Frequently asked

About tract 17097862000

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17097862000?

Census tract 17097862000 in Waukegan 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.

What is the average rent in tract 17097862000?

Median gross rent is $1,175/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17097862000?

19.8% of residents in tract 17097862000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,291.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17097862000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 46th, minority 91th, housing 53th.

What share of households in tract 17097862000 struggle to pay rent?

About 26.0% 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. 14.2% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17097862000 compare to Waukegan overall?

Tract 17097862000 scores 5.3/10 — higher than the parent city of Waukegan at 4.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Waukegan eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Waukegan

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