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

Washington Park Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 17163502401 · St. Clair County, IL · pop 846

With a score of 4.7/10, tract 17163502401 in Washington Park ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 846 residents. That is riskier than roughly 29% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 0% of renter households, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $979 a month while the average household earns $43,036 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 27% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

5.1

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 0% Stable renters 27% Owners 73%

Tract context

Occupied units260

Renter share26.9%

SVI overall0.45

Poverty rate34.9%

Median income$43,036

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Washington Park and the region

Centroid at 38.6219, -90.0999 · click any tract to drill in

Why Washington Park scores 5.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Washington Park

5.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.4

State political climate

Illinois legislature & governorship

5.2

Economic stress

34.9% poverty · this tract

8.7

Supply constraint

$979 rent vs county FMR

3.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Washington Park

3.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

4.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Washington Park

3.7

Housing court bias

Inherited from Washington Park

6.6

How Washington Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 45

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

74%Socioeconomic
7%Household composition
100%Racial/ethnic minority
23%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

1%Grade A
1%Grade B
51%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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.

27.2%Housing insecurity
20.3%Utility-shutoff threat
34.6%Food insecurity
38.4%SNAP enrollment
16.4%Transit barriers
10.3%No health insurance
18.5%Frequent mental distress
37.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Washington Park

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 8.7/10. 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 Washington eviction laws Park, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the St. Clair County average of 5.5 and below the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 27.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 20.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 45th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 17163502401

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17163502401?

Census tract 17163502401 in Washington Park 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 17163502401?

Median gross rent is $979/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 0% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17163502401?

34.9% of residents in tract 17163502401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 846.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17163502401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 74th, household 7th, minority 100th, housing 23th.

What share of households in tract 17163502401 struggle to pay rent?

About 27.2% 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. 20.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17163502401 compare to Washington Park overall?

Tract 17163502401 scores 5.1/10, higher than the parent city of Washington Park at 4.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Washington eviction laws Park; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 17163502401 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Washington Park

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