Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #44,239 of 84,120 nationally
South Pekin Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 17179021801 · Tazewell County, IL · pop 5,298 · 36% of tract blocks fall in South Pekin
Census tract 17179021801 covers part of South Pekin, IL, and scores 4.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 5,298 residents. At $1,239 a month, rents run 55% over what the rest of South Pekin commands.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units1,478
Renter share25.7%
SVI overall0.39
Poverty rate10.4%
Median income$77,266
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
55
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
40
th percentile
Low
National
47
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across South Pekin and the region
Centroid at 40.5106, -89.6483 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Pekin scores 4.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from South Pekin
4.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.7
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
10.4% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$1,239 rent vs county FMR
7.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from South Pekin
2.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from South Pekin
4.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from South Pekin
4.0
How South Pekin compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 39
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 48%Socioeconomic
- 27%Household composition
- 24%Racial/ethnic minority
- 47%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.
- 14.9%Housing insecurity
- 9.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 17.8%Food insecurity
- 16.9%SNAP enrollment
- 9.1%Transit barriers
- 10.2%No health insurance
- 18.1%Frequent mental distress
- 32.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Pekin
Severe burden reaches 27%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. 49% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, above the Tazewell County average of 39.2%. Pulling hardest the other way is rent-regulation exposure at 2.3/10.
The voucher gap is 23.5%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears. Running hot, supply constraint reads 7.4/10.
Running cool, economic stress reads 2.6/10. Nationally it ranks #44,239 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 4.5/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
It tracks the Tazewell County average of 4.2 closely. Annual rent works out to 19% of average household income of $77,266.
26% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 17179021801
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17179021801?
Census tract 17179021801 in South Pekin scores 4.3/10 (Moderate 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 17179021801?
Median gross rent is $1,239/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17179021801?
10.4% of residents in tract 17179021801 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,298.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17179021801?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 48th, household 27th, minority 24th, housing 47th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 17179021801 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.9% 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. 9.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 17179021801 compare to South Pekin overall?
Tract 17179021801 scores 4.3/10, higher than the parent city of South Pekin at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from South Pekin; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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