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Census Tract · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally

Morton Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 17179021606 · Tazewell County, IL · pop 6,112 · 87% of tract blocks fall in Morton

With a score of $1/10, tract 17179021606 in Morton in Tazewell County ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 6,112 residents. That is riskier than about 12% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 17% of renter households, a modest level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $874 a month while the average household earns $89,386 a year, roughly 12% of income at the averages. About 19% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 16% Owners 81%
Tract context
Occupied units2,399
Renter share19.0%
SVI overall0.26
Poverty rate3.9%
Median income$89,386

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
25 th percentile
Rank, 25th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 5 tracts In Morton
Low
Within county
17 th percentile
Rank, 17th percentileLowHigh
#25 of 30 tracts In Tazewell County
Very Low
Within state
21 th percentile
Rank, 21st percentileLowHigh
#2,592 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Low
National
12 th percentile
Rank, 12th percentileLowHigh
#73,892 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Morton and the region

Centroid at 40.5895, -89.4368 · click any tract to drill in

Why Morton scores 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
3.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$874 rent vs county FMR
3.7
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.
Morton risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.02.0This tracttract 021606Morton: 3.93.9Mortonparent cityCounty: 3.13.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 26

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

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.

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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 26th 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 7.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.7% 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 17179021606

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17179021606?

Census tract 17179021606 in Morton scores 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 17179021606?

Median gross rent is $874/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 17% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17179021606?

3.9% of residents in tract 17179021606 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,112.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17179021606?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 26th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 15th, household 46th, minority 15th, housing 50th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 17179021606 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.5% 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. 4.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 17179021606 compare to Morton overall?

Tract 17179021606 scores 2/10, 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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