3 census tracts · pop 10,326 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.3/10
· range 5.2–5.5
Ingalls Park is a 3-tract neighborhood of Joliet, IL, population 10,326. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.3/10, in the Moderate tier. 45% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Joliet rate of 31.3%.
22% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.9/10.
Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.2/10. 21.2% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. 15.2% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
The poverty rate is 17%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Among the 11 mapped neighborhoods of Joliet, it ranks #3 by risk, the upper third. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.6/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Its 3 tracts score within 0.3 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. Average gross rent runs $1,275, close to the Joliet average. Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $56,250.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Ingalls Park vs JolietHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority80%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport64%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Ingalls Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
25.0%Housing insecurity
15.5%Utility shutoff threat
32.3%Food insecurity
31.1%SNAP enrollment
21.7%No health insurance
38.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Ingalls Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Ingalls Park?
Ingalls Park scores 5.3/10 (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.
Q2
How does Ingalls Park compare to Joliet overall?
Ingalls Park scores 1.5 points higher than Joliet overall (3.8/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,275 vs $1,276.
Q3
What is the average rent in Ingalls Park?
Average gross rent in Ingalls Park is $1,275/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Ingalls Park residents are renters?
39% of Ingalls Park households are renter-occupied (vs 26% in Joliet). The neighborhood has 10,326 residents.
Q5
Is Ingalls Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Ingalls Park sits in the 85th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Ingalls Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Ingalls Park is census tract 17197882300 (score 5.5/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.2 to 5.5, a spread of 0.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Ingalls Park for landlords?
Ingalls Park carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.3/10). 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 Joliet as a whole (3.8/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Ingalls Park?
Ingalls Park has 10,439 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (46.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (28.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (22.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
