2 census tracts · pop 6,054 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.4–5.4
Poplar Place spans 2 census tracts of Springfield, IL, population 6,054. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.4/10, Moderate tier. The severe-burden share is 43%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Against a Springfield baseline of 29.2%, 55% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. SNAP participation is 56.0% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 47.7% of adults, 29.9 points above the national rate.
Set annual rent against average household income of $28,388 and the ratio lands at 42%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. The strongest single driver of the headline number is economic stress at 8.9/10.
The poverty rate is 35%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.5/10. Among the 16 mapped neighborhoods of Springfield, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.
Social vulnerability runs high at 8.9/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0 points apart at the extremes.
Average gross rent runs $984, close to the Springfield average. 58% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Poplar Place vs SpringfieldHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority79%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport54%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Poplar Place
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
34.8%Housing insecurity
27.7%Utility shutoff threat
47.7%Food insecurity
56.0%SNAP enrollment
15.5%No health insurance
47.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Poplar Place
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Poplar Place?
Poplar Place scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Poplar Place compare to Springfield overall?
Poplar Place scores 1.4 points higher than Springfield overall (4/10). Renters spend 55% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $984 vs $975.
Q3
What is the average rent in Poplar Place?
Average gross rent in Poplar Place is $984/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Poplar Place residents are renters?
58% of Poplar Place households are renter-occupied (vs 36% in Springfield). The neighborhood has 6,054 residents.
Q5
Is Poplar Place a high social-vulnerability area?
Poplar Place sits in the 87th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Poplar Place have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Poplar Place is census tract 17167001600 (score 5.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.4 to 5.4, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Poplar Place for landlords?
Poplar Place carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Springfield as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Poplar Place?
Poplar Place has 5,729 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (64.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (31.5%), Other / Multiracial (2.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
