Census Tract · Ranked #28,252 of 84,120 nationally

Plainfield Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 17197880424 · Will County, IL · pop 4,723 · 82% of tract blocks fall in Plainfield

Census tract 17197880424 is in Plainfield, Illinois. It has a population of 4,723 and an eviction-risk score of 5.7/10 (Moderate tier). 65% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 65% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $2,671/month against a median household income of $175,417 — roughly 18% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

5.7

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 3% Owners 91%

Tract context

Occupied units1,321

Renter share9.2%

SVI overall0.27

Poverty rate10.1%

Median income$175,417

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Plainfield and the region

Centroid at 41.6175, -88.2418 · click any tract to drill in

Why Plainfield scores 5.7

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

10.1% poverty · this tract

2.5

Supply constraint

$2,671 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: 27

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

35%Socioeconomic
50%Household composition
53%Racial/ethnic minority
12%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.

10.1%Housing insecurity
6.3%Utility-shutoff threat
10.6%Food insecurity
8.9%SNAP enrollment
6.2%Transit barriers
6.6%No health insurance
16.2%Frequent mental distress
20.8%Any disability

Frequently asked

About tract 17197880424

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17197880424?

Census tract 17197880424 in Plainfield scores 5.7/10 (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 17197880424?

Median gross rent is $2,671/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17197880424?

10.1% of residents in tract 17197880424 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,723.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17197880424?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 27th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 35th, household 50th, minority 53th, housing 12th.

What share of households in tract 17197880424 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.1% 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. 6.3% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17197880424 compare to Plainfield overall?

Tract 17197880424 scores 5.7/10 — higher than 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.