Census Tract · Ranked #63,308 of 84,120 nationally
Morton Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 17179021605 ·
Tazewell County, IL · pop 2,805
17179021605 is a census tract in Morton, IL. It scores 3.2/10 for landlords. Severe burden reaches 25%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%Stable renters 15%Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units1,100
Renter share25.0%
SVI overall0.23
Poverty rate5.2%
Median income$100,114
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50th percentile
#3 of 5 tracts In Morton
Moderate
Within county
10th percentile
#27 of 30 tracts In Tazewell County
Very Low
Within state
17th percentile
#2,708 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Very Low
National
25th percentile
#63,308 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Morton and the region
Centroid at 40.6064, -89.4571 · click any tract to drill in
Why Morton scores 3.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
5.2% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$940 rent vs county FMR
4.4
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: 23
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.
8.2%Housing insecurity
5.2%Utility-shutoff threat
8.6%Food insecurity
7.7%SNAP enrollment
5.3%Transit barriers
5.3%No health insurance
15.9%Frequent mental distress
24.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Morton
The clearest offset is economic stress at 1.3/10. Against the Tazewell County average of 4.2, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.0 points. Food insecurity runs 8.6% against 17.8% nationally.
SNAP participation runs 7.7% against 15.2% nationally. At $940 a month, rents run 12% under what the rest of Morton commands.
Nationally it ranks #63,308 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Only 25% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 3/10. Rent consumes only 11% of average household income of $100,114, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Statewide the IL average is 5.1, so this tract runs 1.9 points cooler.
Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 17179021605
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17179021605?
Census tract 17179021605 in Morton scores 3.2/10 (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 17179021605?
Median gross rent is $940/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17179021605?
5.2% of residents in tract 17179021605 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,805.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17179021605?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 23th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 11th, household 75th, minority 9th, housing 30th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 17179021605 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.2% 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. 5.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 17179021605 compare to Morton overall?
Tract 17179021605 scores 3.2/10, lower than the parent city of Morton at 4/10. 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.