Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #79,998 of 84,120 nationally
Morton Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 17179021603 · Tazewell County, IL · pop 6,149 · 71% of tract blocks fall in Morton
Morton in Tazewell County anchors census tract 17179021603, which lands at 4.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #62,178 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 37% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $891 monthly, set against $126,432 in average yearly household income, roughly 8% of income at the averages. About 16% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.4
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units2,261
Renter share15.6%
SVI overall0.35
Poverty rate4.5%
Median income$126,432
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
10
th percentile
Very Low
National
5
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Morton and the region
Centroid at 40.6426, -89.4456 · click any tract to drill in
Why Morton scores 1.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Morton
4.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.7
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
4.5% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$891 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Morton
3.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Morton
5.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Morton
3.8
How Morton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 35
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 7%Socioeconomic
- 77%Household composition
- 10%Racial/ethnic minority
- 71%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.
- 7.4%Housing insecurity
- 4.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.3%Food insecurity
- 7.2%SNAP enrollment
- 4.9%Transit barriers
- 5.2%No health insurance
- 14.5%Frequent mental distress
- 25.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Morton
What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at 5.1/10. 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 Morton, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Tazewell County average of 4.9 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 7.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 35th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 17179021603
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17179021603?
Census tract 17179021603 in Morton scores 1.4/10 (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 17179021603?
Median gross rent is $891/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17179021603?
4.5% of residents in tract 17179021603 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,149.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17179021603?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 7th, household 77th, minority 10th, housing 71th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 17179021603 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.4% 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. 4.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 17179021603 compare to Morton overall?
Tract 17179021603 scores 1.4/10, lower than the parent city of Morton at 3.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Morton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Morton
Top eight tracts in Morton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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