Census Tract · Ranked #23,554 of 84,120 nationally

Moline Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 17161021600 · Rock Island County, IL · pop 2,590

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 17161021600 (Moline, Illinois) comes in at 6.4/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than about 85% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 59% of renter households, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,332 a month against an average household income of $55,905 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. Renters make up 29% of occupied homes.

Risk score

5.1

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 12% Owners 71%

Tract context

Occupied units957

Renter share29.3%

SVI overall0.49

Poverty rate22.6%

Median income$55,905

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Moline and the region

Centroid at 41.5003, -90.5031 · click any tract to drill in

Why Moline scores 5.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Moline

6.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.6

State political climate

Illinois legislature & governorship

5.2

Economic stress

22.6% poverty · this tract

5.6

Supply constraint

$1,332 rent vs county FMR

8.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Moline

6.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

4.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Moline

7.2

Housing court bias

Inherited from Moline

6.6

How Moline compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 49

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

70%Socioeconomic
85%Household composition
45%Racial/ethnic minority
7%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.

14.9%Housing insecurity
9.7%Utility-shutoff threat
18.4%Food insecurity
18.1%SNAP enrollment
9.7%Transit barriers
10.5%No health insurance
18.5%Frequent mental distress
30.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Moline

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at $1/10. 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 Moline eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Rock Island County average of 5.7 and above the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 14.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 49th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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 17161021600

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17161021600?

Census tract 17161021600 in Moline scores 5.1/10 (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 17161021600?

Median gross rent is $1,332/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17161021600?

22.6% of residents in tract 17161021600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,590.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17161021600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 49th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 70th, household 85th, minority 45th, housing 7th.

What share of households in tract 17161021600 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.9% 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. 9.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17161021600 compare to Moline overall?

Tract 17161021600 scores 5.1/10, higher than the parent city of Moline at 4.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from 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 Moline

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