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Census Tract · Ranked #11,930 of 84,120 nationally

Decatur Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 17115000900 · Macon County, IL · pop 1,596

Census tract 17115000900 covers Decatur, home to 1,596 residents. For landlords it grades 5.8/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than roughly 69% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 30% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $747 a month while the average household earns $33,816 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 58% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 40% Owners 43%
Tract context
Occupied units658
Renter share57.6%
SVI overall0.71
Poverty rate43.6%
Median income$33,816

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#6 of 30 tracts In Decatur
High
Within county
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 37 tracts In Macon County
High
Within state
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#386 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
High
National
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#11,930 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Decatur and the region

Centroid at 39.8568, -88.9369 · click any tract to drill in

Why Decatur scores 6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Decatur
4.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.1
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
43.6% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$747 rent vs county FMR
2.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Decatur
4.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Decatur
7.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Decatur
6.2

How Decatur compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Decatur risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.06.0This tracttract 000900Decatur: 4.64.6Decaturparent cityCounty: 4.44.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 71

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

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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 Decatur

The heaviest input here is economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Decatur eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Macon County average of 5.2 and above the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Part of this tract, about 19% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 71st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 17115000900

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17115000900?

Census tract 17115000900 in Decatur scores 6/10 (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 17115000900?

Median gross rent is $747/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17115000900?

43.6% of residents in tract 17115000900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,596.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17115000900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 90th, household 55th, minority 78th, housing 27th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 17115000900 struggle to pay rent?

About 37.0% 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. 30.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 17115000900 compare to Decatur overall?

Tract 17115000900 scores 6/10, higher than the parent city of Decatur at 4.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Decatur eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q7

Was tract 17115000900 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 19% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Decatur

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

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