Census Tract · Ranked #50,269 of 84,120 nationally

Joliet Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 17197882801 · Will County, IL · pop 2,621

Census tract 17197882801 is in Joliet, Illinois. It has a population of 2,621 and an eviction-risk score of 5.0/10 (Moderate tier). 86% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 25% severely cost-burdened (≥50%).

Risk score

5.0

Moderate

Confidence 70% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 2% Owners 83%

Tract context

Occupied units997

Renter share17.2%

SVI overall0.95

Poverty rate14.2%

Median income$80,172

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Joliet and the region

Centroid at 41.5207, -88.1198 · click any tract to drill in

Why Joliet scores 5.0

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

14.2% poverty · this tract

3.6

Supply constraint

tract rent vs county FMR

5.0

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: 95

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

90%Socioeconomic
92%Household composition
72%Racial/ethnic minority
91%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C — Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
23%Grade B
76%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org) — 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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.

18.4%Housing insecurity
10.7%Utility-shutoff threat
24.0%Food insecurity
21.9%SNAP enrollment
11.4%Transit barriers
18.1%No health insurance
17.4%Frequent mental distress
36.7%Any disability

Frequently asked

About tract 17197882801

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17197882801?

Census tract 17197882801 in Joliet scores 5.0/10 (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 poverty rate in tract 17197882801?

14.2% of residents in tract 17197882801 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,621.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17197882801?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 90th, household 92th, minority 72th, housing 91th.

What share of households in tract 17197882801 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.4% 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. 10.7% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17197882801 compare to Joliet overall?

Tract 17197882801 scores 5.0/10 — higher than the parent city of Joliet at 4.3/10. 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.

Was tract 17197882801 historically redlined?

Yes — this tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Joliet

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