Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #50,654 of 84,120 nationally
Pearl City Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 17177000400 · Stephenson County, IL · pop 2,830 · 9% of tract blocks fall in Pearl City
With a score of 3.9/10, tract 17177000400 in Pearl City, IL reads lower for landlord eviction risk. The main counterweight is tenant-organizing strength at 1.7/10.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 88%
Tract context
Occupied units999
Renter share11.7%
SVI overall0.56
Poverty rate12.7%
Median income$69,750
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
42
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
32
th percentile
Low
National
40
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Pearl City and the region
Centroid at 42.2882, -89.8310 · click any tract to drill in
Why Pearl City scores 3.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Pearl City
4.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.2
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
12.7% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$775 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Pearl City
3.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Pearl City
1.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Pearl City
3.9
How Pearl City compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 56
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 36%Socioeconomic
- 86%Household composition
- 16%Racial/ethnic minority
- 67%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.
- 9.8%Housing insecurity
- 6.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.5%Food insecurity
- 12.1%SNAP enrollment
- 6.7%Transit barriers
- 7.2%No health insurance
- 16.7%Frequent mental distress
- 31.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Pearl City
27% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, lower than the Stephenson County average of 36.4%. That is riskier than roughly 40% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. At 12% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.
Social vulnerability reads 6/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Against average income of $69,750, annual rent is just 13%. Statewide the IL average is 5.1, so this tract runs 1.2 points cooler.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. It tracks the Stephenson County average of 4.4 closely. Average gross rent is $775, close to the Pearl City average.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 17177000400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17177000400?
Census tract 17177000400 in Pearl City scores 3.9/10 (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 17177000400?
Median gross rent is $775/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17177000400?
12.7% of residents in tract 17177000400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,830.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17177000400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 56th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 36th, household 86th, minority 16th, housing 67th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 17177000400 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.8% 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. 6.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 17177000400 compare to Pearl City overall?
Tract 17177000400 scores 3.9/10, right in line with the parent city of Pearl City at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Pearl City; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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