Census Tract · Ranked #58,847 of 84,120 nationally

Plainfield Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 17197880321 · Will County, IL · pop 5,041 · 82% of tract blocks fall in Plainfield

Census tract 17197880321 is in Plainfield, Illinois. It has a population of 5,041 and an eviction-risk score of 4.7/10 (Moderate tier). 22% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 0% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $2,792/month against a median household income of $139,432 — roughly 24% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

4.7

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 1% Stable renters 3% Owners 96%

Tract context

Occupied units1,515

Renter share3.8%

SVI overall0.19

Poverty rate0.5%

Median income$139,432

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Plainfield and the region

Centroid at 41.6588, -88.2183 · click any tract to drill in

Why Plainfield scores 4.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Plainfield

5.8

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.4

State political climate

Illinois legislature & governorship

5.2

Economic stress

0.5% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$2,792 rent vs county FMR

10.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Plainfield

5.3

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.1

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Plainfield

3.1

Housing court bias

Inherited from Plainfield

4.1

How Plainfield compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 19

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

7%Socioeconomic
29%Household composition
53%Racial/ethnic minority
40%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.

8.4%Housing insecurity
5.0%Utility-shutoff threat
8.9%Food insecurity
6.9%SNAP enrollment
5.1%Transit barriers
6.0%No health insurance
14.1%Frequent mental distress
20.4%Any disability

Frequently asked

About tract 17197880321

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17197880321?

Census tract 17197880321 in Plainfield scores 4.7/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 17197880321?

Median gross rent is $2,792/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 22% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17197880321?

0.5% of residents in tract 17197880321 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,041.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17197880321?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 19th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 7th, household 29th, minority 53th, housing 40th.

What share of households in tract 17197880321 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.4% 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. 5.0% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17197880321 compare to Plainfield overall?

Tract 17197880321 scores 4.7/10 — right in line with the parent city of Plainfield at 4.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Plainfield eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Plainfield

Top eight tracts in Plainfield ranked by composite eviction-risk score.