Neighborhood · Ranked #6,848 of 84,120 nationally

University East Eviction Risk: Elevated , Peoria

Tract 17143001800 · Peoria County, IL · pop 2,960 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Census tract 17143001800 sits in the University East area of Peoria eviction risk, Illinois eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.5/10. That is riskier than roughly 57% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 70% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 56% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $846 monthly, set against $35,377 in average yearly household income, roughly 29% of income at the averages. Renters make up 59% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.6

Elevated

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 42% Stable renters 18% Owners 40%

Tract context

Occupied units1,291

Renter share59.3%

SVI overall0.94

Poverty rate33.3%

Median income$35,377

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Peoria and the region

Centroid at 40.7015, -89.6066 · click any tract to drill in

Why University East scores 6.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Peoria

4.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.3

State political climate

Illinois legislature & governorship

5.2

Economic stress

33.3% poverty · this tract

8.3

Supply constraint

$846 rent vs county FMR

3.4

Rent control risk

Inherited from Peoria

2.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Peoria

3.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Peoria

3.5

How University East compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 94

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

91%Socioeconomic
62%Household composition
66%Racial/ethnic minority
98%Housing & transportation

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.

0%Grade A
21%Grade B
76%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

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.

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.

22.0%Housing insecurity
15.7%Utility-shutoff threat
29.2%Food insecurity
30.6%SNAP enrollment
15.9%Transit barriers
11.8%No health insurance
22.5%Frequent mental distress
35.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in University East

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 8.3/10. 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 Peoria eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Peoria County average of 5.0 and in line with the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 94th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 17143001800

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17143001800?

Census tract 17143001800 in the University East neighborhood scores 6.6/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 17143001800?

Median gross rent is $846/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 70% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17143001800?

33.3% of residents in tract 17143001800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,960.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17143001800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 62th, minority 66th, housing 98th.

Is tract 17143001800 considered part of University East?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17143001800 fall within University East (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 17143001800 struggle to pay rent?

About 22.0% 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. 15.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17143001800 compare to Peoria overall?

Tract 17143001800 scores 6.6/10, higher than the parent city of Peoria at 4.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Peoria eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 17143001800 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. 0% 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.

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