Within parent city
90
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #10,885 of 84,120 nationally
Alton Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 17119401701 · Madison County, IL · pop 2,540 · 50% of tract blocks fall in Alton
Eviction risk in Alton centers on tract 17119401701, which scores 6.9/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 2,540 residents. That is riskier than roughly 93% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 46% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,057 a month against an average household income of $46,641 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 47% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 53%
Tract context
Occupied units900
Renter share46.8%
SVI overall0.89
Poverty rate38.2%
Median income$46,641
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
95
th percentile
Very High
Within state
89
th percentile
High
National
87
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Alton and the region
Centroid at 38.9075, -90.0996 · click any tract to drill in
Why Alton scores 6.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Alton
4.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
38.2% poverty · this tract
9.6
Supply constraint
$1,057 rent vs county FMR
3.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Alton
7.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Alton
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Alton
7.8
How Alton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 89
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 86%Socioeconomic
- 80%Household composition
- 30%Racial/ethnic minority
- 94%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 487Total filings over 11 yrs
- 10.83%Avg annual filing rate
- 17.7%Peak (2007)
- 23Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 69% over the past 11 months.
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.
- 21.4%Housing insecurity
- 15.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 30.1%Food insecurity
- 33.6%SNAP enrollment
- 14.8%Transit barriers
- 12.6%No health insurance
- 23.5%Frequent mental distress
- 41.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Alton
What moves this score most is economic stress at 9.6/10. 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 Alton, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Madison County average of 5.6 and above the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 487 eviction filings here over 11 tracked years, with about 10.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 17.7% of renter households in 2007.
In CDC survey modeling, about 21.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 17119401701
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17119401701?
Census tract 17119401701 in Alton scores 6.1/10 (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 17119401701?
Median gross rent is $1,057/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17119401701?
38.2% of residents in tract 17119401701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,540.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17119401701?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 80th, minority 30th, housing 94th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17119401701?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 487 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 17119401701 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.83% of renter households, peaking at 17.7% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 17119401701 struggle to pay rent?
About 21.4% 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. 15.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 17119401701 compare to Alton overall?
Tract 17119401701 scores 6.1/10, higher than the parent city of Alton at 4.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Alton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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Highest-risk tracts in Alton
Top eight tracts in Alton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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/ 10 · Moderate
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