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Census Tract · Ranked #41,101 of 84,120 nationally

Lockport Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 17197880602 · Will County, IL · pop 3,498 · 85% of tract blocks fall in Lockport

Census tract 17197880602 is in Lockport, Illinois. It has a population of 3,498 and an eviction-risk score of 5.3/10 (Moderate tier). 47% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 25% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,154/month against a median household income of $86,111 — roughly 16% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 19% Owners 65%
Tract context
Occupied units1,562
Renter share35.0%
SVI overall0.06
Poverty rate9.9%
Median income$86,111

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
60 th percentile
Rank — 60th percentileBottomTop
#3 of 6 tracts In Lockport
Elevated
Within county
66 th percentile
Rank — 66th percentileBottomTop
#60 of 172 tracts In Will County
Elevated
Within state
47 th percentile
Rank — 47th percentileBottomTop
#1,736 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Moderate
National
51 th percentile
Rank — 51th percentileBottomTop
#41,101 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Lockport and the region

Centroid at 41.5905, -88.0546 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lockport scores 5.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Lockport
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
9.9% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$1,154 rent vs county FMR
1.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lockport
5.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lockport
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lockport
4.7

How Lockport compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Lockport risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.35.3This tracttract 880602Lockport: 5.25.2Lockportparent cityCounty: 4.94.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.45.4Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 6

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.

Frequently asked

About tract 17197880602

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17197880602?

Census tract 17197880602 in Lockport scores 5.3/10 (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 17197880602?

Median gross rent is $1,154/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17197880602?

9.9% of residents in tract 17197880602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,498.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17197880602?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 6th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 22th, household 11th, minority 13th, housing 7th.

Q5

What share of households in tract 17197880602 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.4% 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. 6.6% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

Q6

How does tract 17197880602 compare to Lockport overall?

Tract 17197880602 scores 5.3/10 — right in line with the parent city of Lockport at 5.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lockport; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Lockport

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

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