Neighborhood · Ranked #18,163 of 84,120 nationally

Broadway Historic District Eviction Risk: Elevated , Rock Island

Tract 17161023500 · Rock Island County, IL · pop 1,930 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

17161023500 is a census tract in the Broadway Historic District area of Rock Island, IL. It scores 6/10 for landlords. It is home to 1,930 residents. The score leans hardest on economic stress at 10/10.

Risk score

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 29% Stable renters 23% Owners 48%

Tract context

Occupied units601

Renter share51.4%

SVI overall0.92

Poverty rate53.5%

Median income$36,277

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Rock Island and the region

Centroid at 41.4975, -90.5759 · click any tract to drill in

Why Broadway Historic District scores 6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Rock Island

6.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.6

State political climate

Illinois legislature & governorship

5.2

Economic stress

53.5% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$1,008 rent vs county FMR

4.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from Rock Island

7.1

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

4.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Rock Island

7.6

Housing court bias

Inherited from Rock Island

7.6

How Broadway Historic District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 92

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

89%Socioeconomic
93%Household composition
77%Racial/ethnic minority
74%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Broadway Historic District. 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.

31.2%Housing insecurity
24.4%Utility-shutoff threat
44.6%Food insecurity
51.6%SNAP enrollment
22.2%Transit barriers
18.2%No health insurance
22.9%Frequent mental distress
44.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Broadway Historic District

The poverty rate is 53%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Against Rock Island County at 40.3%, 56% of renters here are cost-burdened. Severe burden reaches 29%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Housing insecurity runs 31.2% against 14.2% nationally. Set annual rent against average income of $36,277 and the ratio lands at 33%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 24.4% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.

Against the Rock Island County average of 4.6, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.4 points. On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.6/10.

Average gross rent is $1,008, 20% above the Rock Island average. Running hot, housing-court posture reads 7.6/10.

On the national scale it lands near the 78th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 17161023500

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17161023500?

Census tract 17161023500 in the Broadway Historic District neighborhood 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.

What is the average rent in tract 17161023500?

Median gross rent is $1,008/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17161023500?

53.5% of residents in tract 17161023500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,930.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17161023500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 93th, minority 77th, housing 74th.

Is tract 17161023500 considered part of Broadway Historic District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17161023500 fall within Broadway Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 17161023500 struggle to pay rent?

About 31.2% 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. 24.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17161023500 compare to Rock Island overall?

Tract 17161023500 scores 6/10, higher than the parent city of Rock Island at 4.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Rock Island eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Rock Island

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