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Census Tract · Ranked #71,178 of 84,120 nationally

Joliet Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 17197883206 · Will County, IL · pop 4,476 · 98% of tract blocks fall in Joliet

Census tract 17197883206 belongs to Joliet, Illinois. It is home to 4,476 residents and scores 4.2/10, a moderate reading for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #70,544 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 37% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,125 monthly, set against $97,125 in average yearly household income, roughly 14% of income at the averages. About 25% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.2
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 16% Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units1,783
Renter share25.2%
SVI overall0.40
Poverty rate4.7%
Median income$97,125

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
29 th percentile
Rank, 29th percentileLowHigh
#33 of 46 tracts In Joliet
Low
Within county
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#64 of 172 tracts In Will County
Elevated
Within state
24 th percentile
Rank, 24th percentileLowHigh
#2,481 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Low
National
15 th percentile
Rank, 15th percentileLowHigh
#71,178 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Joliet and the region

Centroid at 41.5293, -88.1507 · click any tract to drill in

Why Joliet scores 2.2

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
4.7% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,125 rent vs county FMR
1.4
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.
Joliet risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.22.2This tracttract 883206Joliet: 4.14.1Jolietparent cityCounty: 2.22.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 40

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Joliet

The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at 3.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. 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 White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 40th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.6% 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 17197883206

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17197883206?

Census tract 17197883206 in Joliet scores 2.2/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 17197883206?

Median gross rent is $1,125/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17197883206?

4.7% of residents in tract 17197883206 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,476.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17197883206?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 23th, household 12th, minority 59th, housing 85th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 17197883206 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.6% 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. 6.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 17197883206 compare to Joliet overall?

Tract 17197883206 scores 2.2/10, 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.

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