Neighborhood · Ranked #29,578 of 84,120 nationally

Parkside South Eviction Risk: Moderate , Normal

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

Census tract 17113000302 covers the Parkside South neighborhood of Normal, home to 5,411 residents. For landlords it grades 6.1/10, an elevated reading. That is riskier than about 78% of US census tracts.

About 42% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,283 a month against an average household income of $68,971 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 47% of occupied homes.

Risk score

4.7

Moderate

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.

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 4.7

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.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 31

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

34%Socioeconomic
12%Household composition
38%Racial/ethnic minority
55%Housing & transportation

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.

10.5%Housing insecurity
7.1%Utility-shutoff threat
12.5%Food insecurity
12.1%SNAP enrollment
7.2%Transit barriers
6.7%No health insurance
16.0%Frequent mental distress
28.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Parkside South

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.7/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Normal eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the McLean County average of 5.3 and above the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 31st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 10.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.1% 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 17113000302

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

Census tract 17113000302 in the Parkside South neighborhood scores 4.7/10 (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 17113000302?

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

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.

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.

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).

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.

How does tract 17113000302 compare to Normal overall?

Tract 17113000302 scores 4.7/10, right in line with the parent city of Normal at 4.5/10. 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.