Census Tract · Ranked #11,930 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

With a score of 6.6/10, tract 17161024400 in Rock Island ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 1,419 residents. On the national scale it ranks #9,365 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 45% of renter households, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $707 a month while the average household earns $15,479 a year, roughly 55% of income at the averages. Renters make up 76% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

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

What moves this score most is economic stress 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 Rock Island 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.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 85th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 25.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 19.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 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.