Census Tract · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally

East Peoria Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 17179020302 · Tazewell County, IL · pop 4,551 · 87% of tract blocks fall in East Peoria

In East Peoria in Tazewell County, census tract 17179020302 scores 5.4/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 54% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 47% of renter households, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $725 a month against an average household income of $67,849 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. Renters make up 25% of occupied homes.

Risk score

3.6

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 13% Owners 75%

Tract context

Occupied units2,006

Renter share24.7%

SVI overall0.23

Poverty rate11.7%

Median income$67,849

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across East Peoria and the region

Centroid at 40.6412, -89.5551 · click any tract to drill in

Why East Peoria scores 3.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from East Peoria

4.3

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.7

State political climate

Illinois legislature & governorship

5.2

Economic stress

11.7% poverty · this tract

2.9

Supply constraint

$725 rent vs county FMR

2.2

Rent control risk

Inherited from East Peoria

7.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

4.9

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from East Peoria

5.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from East Peoria

6.3

How East Peoria compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 23

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

27%Socioeconomic
20%Household composition
5%Racial/ethnic minority
47%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.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
2%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.

11.3%Housing insecurity
7.2%Utility-shutoff threat
14.1%Food insecurity
13.6%SNAP enrollment
7.5%Transit barriers
7.9%No health insurance
17.5%Frequent mental distress
31.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in East Peoria

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from East Peoria eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Tazewell County average of 4.9 and in line with the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 23rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 17179020302

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17179020302?

Census tract 17179020302 in East Peoria scores 3.6/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 17179020302?

Median gross rent is $725/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17179020302?

11.7% of residents in tract 17179020302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,551.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17179020302?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 23th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 27th, household 20th, minority 5th, housing 47th.

What share of households in tract 17179020302 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.3% 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. 7.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17179020302 compare to East Peoria overall?

Tract 17179020302 scores 3.6/10, lower than the parent city of East Peoria at 4.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from East Peoria eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 17179020302 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 East Peoria

Top eight tracts in East Peoria ranked by composite eviction-risk score.