Census Tract · Ranked #45,786 of 84,120 nationally
East Moline Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 17161021000 ·
Rock Island County, IL · pop 4,091 · 84% of tract blocks fall in East Moline
17161021000 is a census tract in East Moline, IL. It scores 4.2/10 for landlords. It is home to 4,091 residents. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 7.4/10.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%Stable renters 38%Owners 42%
Tract context
Occupied units1,819
Renter share57.2%
SVI overall0.89
Poverty rate10.6%
Median income$60,919
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
20th percentile
#5 of 6 tracts In East Moline
Low
Within county
38th percentile
#27 of 43 tracts In Rock Island County
Low
Within state
38th percentile
#2,016 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Low
National
46th percentile
#45,786 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across East Moline and the region
Centroid at 41.4839, -90.4443 · click any tract to drill in
Why East Moline scores 4.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from East Moline
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
10.6% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$819 rent vs county FMR
3.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from East Moline
6.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from East Moline
7.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from East Moline
6.9
How East Moline compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 89
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
13.8%Housing insecurity
8.9%Utility-shutoff threat
17.1%Food insecurity
16.4%SNAP enrollment
9.1%Transit barriers
9.0%No health insurance
17.0%Frequent mental distress
30.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in East Moline
Running cool, economic stress reads 2.7/10. Against Rock Island County at 40.3%, 34% of renters here are cost-burdened.
12% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 3/10. On the national scale it lands near the 46th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9/10. Rent consumes only 16% of average household income of $60,919, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Statewide the IL average is 5.1, so this tract runs 0.9 points cooler.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. It tracks the Rock Island County average of 4.6 closely.
Average gross rent is $819, close to the East Moline average. 57% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 17161021000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17161021000?
Census tract 17161021000 in East Moline scores 4.2/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 17161021000?
Median gross rent is $819/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17161021000?
10.6% of residents in tract 17161021000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,091.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17161021000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 50th, household 97th, minority 62th, housing 98th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 17161021000 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.8% 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. 8.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 17161021000 compare to East Moline overall?
Tract 17161021000 scores 4.2/10, lower than the parent city of East Moline at 4.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from East Moline eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in East Moline
Top eight tracts in East Moline ranked by composite eviction-risk score.