Census Tract · Ranked #18,163 of 84,120 nationally

Rock Island Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 17161024400 · Rock Island County, IL · pop 1,419 · 87% of tract blocks fall in Rock Island

17161024400 is a census tract in Rock Island, IL. It scores 6/10 for landlords. It is home to 1,419 residents. Annualized rent equals 55% of average household income of $15,479, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with.

Risk score

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 34% Stable renters 42% Owners 24%

Tract context

Occupied units1,070

Renter share76.0%

SVI overall0.85

Poverty rate45.3%

Median income$15,479

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Rock Island and the region

Centroid at 41.4761, -90.5989 · click any tract to drill in

Why Rock Island 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

45.3% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$707 rent vs county FMR

1.9

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 Rock Island compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 85

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

95%Socioeconomic
69%Household composition
63%Racial/ethnic minority
63%Housing & transportation

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.

25.5%Housing insecurity
19.8%Utility-shutoff threat
38.0%Food insecurity
43.8%SNAP enrollment
18.3%Transit barriers
13.5%No health insurance
21.8%Frequent mental distress
42.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Rock Island

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 10/10. SNAP participation runs 43.8% against 15.2% nationally.

The poverty rate is 45%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Food insecurity runs 38.0% against 17.8% nationally.

The severe-burden share is 25%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. 76% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby.

Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1.9/10. Against the Rock Island County average of 4.6, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.4 points.

Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.6/10. Average gross rent is $707, 16% below the Rock Island average. Cost burden runs 45% here against 40.3% across Rock Island County.

Nationally it ranks #18,163 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 17161024400

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17161024400?

Census tract 17161024400 in Rock Island 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 17161024400?

Median gross rent is $707/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17161024400?

45.3% of residents in tract 17161024400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,419.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17161024400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 69th, minority 63th, housing 63th.

What share of households in tract 17161024400 struggle to pay rent?

About 25.5% 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. 19.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17161024400 compare to Rock Island overall?

Tract 17161024400 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.