Census Tract · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally

Joliet Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 17197880427 · Will County, IL · pop 2,548 · 54% of tract blocks fall in Joliet

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 17197880427 (Joliet, Illinois) comes in at 4.6/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 26th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 43% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,705 a month while the average household earns $82,734 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 18% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

2.8

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 11% Owners 81%

Tract context

Occupied units1,003

Renter share18.4%

SVI overall0.38

Poverty rate8.4%

Median income$82,734

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Joliet and the region

Centroid at 41.5769, -88.1602 · click any tract to drill in

Why Joliet scores 2.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Joliet

4.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.4

State political climate

Illinois legislature & governorship

5.2

Economic stress

8.4% poverty · this tract

2.1

Supply constraint

$1,705 rent vs county FMR

4.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Joliet

2.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Joliet

3.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Joliet

3.5

How Joliet compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 38

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

39%Socioeconomic
35%Household composition
47%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.

11.9%Housing insecurity
7.3%Utility-shutoff threat
14.1%Food insecurity
12.8%SNAP enrollment
7.5%Transit barriers
10.0%No health insurance
16.2%Frequent mental distress
29.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Joliet

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 4.7/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Joliet eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Will County average of 4.9 and below the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 38th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 17197880427

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17197880427?

Census tract 17197880427 in Joliet scores 2.8/10 (Lower 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 17197880427?

Median gross rent is $1,705/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17197880427?

8.4% of residents in tract 17197880427 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,548.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17197880427?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 38th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 39th, household 35th, minority 47th, housing 40th.

What share of households in tract 17197880427 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.9% 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. 7.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17197880427 compare to Joliet overall?

Tract 17197880427 scores 2.8/10, lower than the parent city of Joliet at 4.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Joliet eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Joliet

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