Neighborhood · Pekin, IL

Downtown Business District Eviction Risk: Moderate

3 census tracts · pop 9,990 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.1/10 · range 4.6–5.7

Downtown Business District is a 3-tract neighborhood of Pekin, IL and houses 9,990 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.1/10, in the Moderate tier. 42% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Pekin rate of 25.1%.

The severe-burden share is 17%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 2.7/10. The 3 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 4.6 to 5.7, a 1.1-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.

Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 7.1/10. That places it #3 of 5 neighborhoods in Pekin. For a like-for-like read, Sunset Hills and Brentwood Manor score within a fraction of it.

Rent takes 16% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Average gross rent runs $770, close to the Pekin average. 29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 5.1 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score

5.1

Moderate

3 tracts · population-weighted

Downtown Business District vs Pekin How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

42.0% +67%

Pekin: 25.1%

Average gross rent

$770 -6%

Pekin: $819

Average HH income

$56,362 -3%

Pekin: $58,355

Poverty rate

13.1% +1%

Pekin: 13.0%

Renter share

29.4% -7%

Pekin: 31.6%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Downtown Business District and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 4.6–5.7

Why Downtown Business District scores 5.1

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 5.2–5.2 across tracts

5.2

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 3.7–3.7 across tracts

3.7

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 4.3–4.3 across tracts

4.3

Rent control risk

42% of income on rent · Range 4.2–4.2 across tracts

4.2

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.4–5.4 across tracts

5.4

Tenant organizing strength

29% renter households · Range 7.1–7.1 across tracts

7.1

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 5.2–5.2 across tracts

5.2

Economic stress

13.1% below poverty line · Range 2.0–4.9 across tracts

3.3

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.6–2.7 across tracts

2.7

Risk score comparison

Downtown Business District vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Downtown Business District?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 1.1 points from 4.6 to 5.7. Moderate variation across constituent tracts.

Tracts as heat grid

5.7 5.7 4.6

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

3 tracts in Downtown Business District

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
17179020800	5.7	3,051	40%	$760
17179020900	5.7	1,660	39%	$770
17179021000	4.6	5,279	44%	$776

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 47

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 58%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 42%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 5%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 53%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Downtown Business District

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

13.3%Housing insecurity
8.8%Utility shutoff threat
17.3%Food insecurity
17.9%SNAP enrollment
9.0%No health insurance
33.5%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Downtown Business District

What is the eviction-risk score for Downtown Business District?

Downtown Business District scores 5.1/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.

How does Downtown Business District compare to Pekin overall?

Downtown Business District scores 0.8 points higher than Pekin overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $770 vs $819.

What is the average rent in Downtown Business District?

Average gross rent in Downtown Business District is $770/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Downtown Business District residents are renters?

29% of Downtown Business District households are renter-occupied (vs 32% in Pekin). The neighborhood has 9,990 residents.

Is Downtown Business District a high social-vulnerability area?

Downtown Business District sits in the 47th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Which tracts in Downtown Business District have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Downtown Business District is census tract 17179020800 (score 5.7/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.6 to 5.7, a spread of 1.1 points.

How safe is Downtown Business District for landlords?

Downtown Business District carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.1/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Pekin as a whole (4.3/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Downtown Business District?

Downtown Business District has 9,939 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (94%), Other / Multiracial (3.1%), Hispanic / Latino (1.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Pekin

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Downtown Business District.

4.6 Sunset Hills 1 tracts · pop 5,404 5.7 Brentwood Manor 1 tracts · pop 6,266 4.4 Lake Whitehurst Cliffs 1 tracts · pop 2,028 4.2 Holiday Hills 1 tracts · pop 4,603

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