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Neighborhood · Ranked #16,032 of 84,120 nationally

Parkside South Eviction Risk: Elevated , Normal

Tract 17113000302 · McLean County, IL · pop 5,411 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

17113000302 is a census tract in the Parkside South area of Normal, IL. It scores 6.4/10 for landlords. Severe burden reaches 25%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Risk score
6.4
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 28% Owners 52%
Tract context
Occupied units2,560
Renter share47.3%
SVI overall0.31
Poverty rate13.8%
Median income$68,971

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Parkside South
Moderate
Within parent city
42 th percentile
Rank, 42nd percentileLowHigh
#8 of 13 tracts In Normal
Moderate
Within county
85 th percentile
Rank, 85th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 47 tracts In McLean County
High
Within state
77 th percentile
Rank, 77th percentileLowHigh
#748 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Normal and the region

Centroid at 40.5051, -89.0253 · click any tract to drill in

Why Parkside South scores 6.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Normal
5.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.2
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
13.8% poverty · this tract
3.5
Supply constraint
$1,283 rent vs county FMR
6.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Normal
8.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Normal
8.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Normal
8.3

How Parkside South compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Parkside South risk score vs. parent city / county / state6.4This tracttract 0003025.9Normalparent city4.6Countyavg tract in county5.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 31

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

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 Parkside South

What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.7/10. Average gross rent is $1,283, 33% above the Normal average. Against the McLean County average of 4.6, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.8 points.

On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.4/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, housing-court posture reads 8.3/10. 42% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, higher than the McLean County average of 34.8%.

The voucher gap is 18.8%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears. Nationally it ranks #16,032 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 3.8/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the IL average is 5.1, so this tract runs 1.3 points hotter.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $68,971.

47% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 17113000302

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17113000302?

Census tract 17113000302 in the Parkside South neighborhood scores 6.4/10 (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 17113000302?

Median gross rent is $1,283/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17113000302?

13.8% of residents in tract 17113000302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,411.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17113000302?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 31th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 34th, household 12th, minority 38th, housing 55th.
Q5

Is tract 17113000302 considered part of Parkside South?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17113000302 fall within Parkside South (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 17113000302 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.5% 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. 7.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 17113000302 compare to Normal overall?

Tract 17113000302 scores 6.4/10, higher than the parent city of Normal at 5.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Normal eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Normal

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

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