Census Tract · Ranked #52,479 of 84,120 nationally
Mascoutah Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 17163504357 ·
St. Clair County, IL · pop 4,313 · 68% of tract blocks fall in Mascoutah
17163504357 is a census tract in Mascoutah, IL. It scores 3.8/10 for landlords. Population here is 4,313. The severe-burden share is 17%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%Stable renters 20%Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units1,593
Renter share39.2%
SVI overall0.44
Poverty rate9.9%
Median income$88,608
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100th percentile
#1 of 2 tracts In Mascoutah
Very High
Within county
36th percentile
#44 of 68 tracts In St. Clair County
Low
Within state
30th percentile
#2,285 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Low
National
38th percentile
#52,479 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Mascoutah and the region
Centroid at 38.5176, -89.7653 · click any tract to drill in
Why Mascoutah scores 3.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Mascoutah
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
9.9% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$1,262 rent vs county FMR
5.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Mascoutah
5.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Mascoutah
7.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Mascoutah
5.3
How Mascoutah compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 44
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.
10.7%Housing insecurity
6.9%Utility-shutoff threat
12.0%Food insecurity
11.2%SNAP enrollment
6.8%Transit barriers
6.8%No health insurance
17.3%Frequent mental distress
27.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Mascoutah
The clearest offset is economic stress at 2.5/10. On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.1/10.
49% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, above the St. Clair County average of 44.8%. It sits 0.7 points below the St. Clair County average of 4.5. On the national scale it lands near the 38th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 5/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Rent consumes only 17% of average household income of $88,608, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Statewide the IL average is 5.1, so this tract runs 1.3 points cooler.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Average gross rent is $1,262, close to the Mascoutah average. 39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 17163504357
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17163504357?
Census tract 17163504357 in Mascoutah scores 3.8/10 (Lower 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 17163504357?
Median gross rent is $1,262/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17163504357?
9.9% of residents in tract 17163504357 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,313.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17163504357?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 44th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 32th, household 32th, minority 33th, housing 77th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 17163504357 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.7% 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. 6.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 17163504357 compare to Mascoutah overall?
Tract 17163504357 scores 3.8/10, lower than the parent city of Mascoutah at 4.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Mascoutah; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Mascoutah
Top eight tracts in Mascoutah ranked by composite eviction-risk score.