Within parent city
20
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #12,919 of 84,120 nationally
Zion Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 17097860200 · Lake County, IL · pop 4,042 · 90% of tract blocks fall in Zion
Census tract 17097860200 covers part of Zion, IL, and scores 7/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,042. It sits 2.6 points above the Lake County average of 4.4.
Risk score
7
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 23%
Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units1,343
Renter share39.5%
SVI overall0.74
Poverty rate7.6%
Median income$61,797
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
93
th percentile
Very High
Within state
82
th percentile
High
National
85
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Zion and the region
Centroid at 42.4535, -87.8192 · click any tract to drill in
Why Zion scores 7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Zion
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
7.6% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$1,142 rent vs county FMR
1.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Zion
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Zion
8.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Zion
7.0
How Zion compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 74
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 80%Socioeconomic
- 93%Household composition
- 75%Racial/ethnic minority
- 22%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.
- 17.5%Housing insecurity
- 10.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 20.6%Food insecurity
- 17.7%SNAP enrollment
- 9.9%Transit barriers
- 14.0%No health insurance
- 16.7%Frequent mental distress
- 30.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Zion
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.6/10. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1.5/10.
Severe burden reaches 17%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Running cool, economic stress reads 1.9/10.
Nationally it ranks #12,919 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7.6/10. Statewide the IL average is 5.1, so this tract runs 1.9 points hotter.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 41% of renters.
Average gross rent is $1,142, close to the Zion average. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $61,797. 40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 17097860200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17097860200?
Census tract 17097860200 in Zion scores 7/10 (Elevated 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 17097860200?
Median gross rent is $1,142/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17097860200?
7.6% of residents in tract 17097860200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,042.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17097860200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 93th, minority 75th, housing 22th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 17097860200 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.5% 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. 10.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 17097860200 compare to Zion overall?
Tract 17097860200 scores 7/10, higher than the parent city of Zion at 5.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Zion; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Zion
Top eight tracts in Zion ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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