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

Plainfield Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 17197880417 · Will County, IL · pop 2,334 · 36% of tract blocks fall in Plainfield

Census tract 17197880417 is in Plainfield, Illinois. It has a population of 2,334 and an eviction-risk score of 4.7/10 (Moderate tier). 32% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 19% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,728/month against a median household income of $103,295 — roughly 20% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

4.7

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 4% Stable renters 9% Owners 87%

Tract context

Occupied units973

Renter share13.7%

SVI overall0.14

Poverty rate1.3%

Median income$103,295

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Plainfield and the region

Centroid at 41.5833, -88.1794 · 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

1.3% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$1,728 rent vs county FMR

4.8

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: 14

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

16%Socioeconomic
29%Household composition
46%Racial/ethnic minority
14%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.

9.5%Housing insecurity
5.5%Utility-shutoff threat
10.3%Food insecurity
8.3%SNAP enrollment
5.8%Transit barriers
7.7%No health insurance
15.4%Frequent mental distress
24.4%Any disability

Frequently asked

About tract 17197880417

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17197880417?

Census tract 17197880417 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 17197880417?

Median gross rent is $1,728/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17197880417?

1.3% of residents in tract 17197880417 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,334.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17197880417?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 14th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 16th, household 29th, minority 46th, housing 14th.

What share of households in tract 17197880417 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.5% 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. 5.5% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17197880417 compare to Plainfield overall?

Tract 17197880417 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.