Within parent city
98
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #37,857 of 84,120 nationally
Joliet Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 17197882802 · Will County, IL · pop 3,110
Census tract 17197882802 is in Joliet, Illinois. It has a population of 3,110 and an eviction-risk score of 5.4/10 (Moderate tier). 49% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 36% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,275/month against a median household income of $46,159 — roughly 33% rent-to-income at the medians.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28%
Stable renters 29%
Owners 43%
Tract context
Occupied units1,058
Renter share57.6%
SVI overall0.89
Poverty rate31.0%
Median income$46,159
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
77
th percentile
High
Within state
52
th percentile
Moderate
National
55
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Joliet and the region
Centroid at 41.5204, -88.1327 · click any tract to drill in
Why Joliet scores 5.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
31.0% poverty · this tract
7.7
Supply constraint
$1,275 rent vs county FMR
2.2
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: 89
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 78%Socioeconomic
- 86%Household composition
- 77%Racial/ethnic minority
- 89%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
- 0%Grade B
- 1%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.
- 20.9%Housing insecurity
- 14.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 27.4%Food insecurity
- 28.6%SNAP enrollment
- 13.4%Transit barriers
- 15.4%No health insurance
- 18.6%Frequent mental distress
- 38.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About tract 17197882802
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17197882802?
Census tract 17197882802 in Joliet scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 17197882802?
Median gross rent is $1,275/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17197882802?
31.0% of residents in tract 17197882802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,110.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17197882802?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 78th, household 86th, minority 77th, housing 89th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 17197882802 struggle to pay rent?
About 20.9% 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. 14.1% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 17197882802 compare to Joliet overall?
Tract 17197882802 scores 5.4/10 — 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.
Q7
Was tract 17197882802 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.
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5.4
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5.2
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5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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5.1
/ 10 · Moderate
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5.0
/ 10 · Moderate
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5.0
/ 10 · Moderate
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5.0
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