Census Tract · Ranked #37,857 of 84,120 nationally

Waukegan Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 17097862605 · Lake County, IL · pop 3,836 · 67% of tract blocks fall in Waukegan

Census tract 17097862605 is in Waukegan, Illinois. It has a population of 3,836 and an eviction-risk score of 5.4/10 (Moderate tier). 43% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 12% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,008/month against a median household income of $45,444 — roughly 27% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

5.4

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 35% Owners 39%

Tract context

Occupied units1,624

Renter share61.1%

SVI overall1.00

Poverty rate30.8%

Median income$45,444

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Waukegan and the region

Centroid at 42.3453, -87.8696 · click any tract to drill in

Why Waukegan scores 5.4

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

30.8% poverty · this tract

7.7

Supply constraint

$1,008 rent vs county FMR

1.0

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: 100

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

97%Socioeconomic
99%Household composition
81%Racial/ethnic minority
100%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.

25.2%Housing insecurity
15.5%Utility-shutoff threat
33.2%Food insecurity
31.1%SNAP enrollment
15.2%Transit barriers
20.6%No health insurance
17.9%Frequent mental distress
36.3%Any disability

Frequently asked

About tract 17097862605

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17097862605?

Census tract 17097862605 in Waukegan scores 5.4/10 (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 17097862605?

Median gross rent is $1,008/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17097862605?

30.8% of residents in tract 17097862605 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,836.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17097862605?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 100th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 99th, minority 81th, housing 100th.

What share of households in tract 17097862605 struggle to pay rent?

About 25.2% 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. 15.5% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17097862605 compare to Waukegan overall?

Tract 17097862605 scores 5.4/10 — 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.