Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #34,663 of 84,120 nationally
Lockport Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 17197880701 · Will County, IL · pop 4,391 · 85% of tract blocks fall in Lockport
Census tract 17197880701 is in Lockport, Illinois. It has a population of 4,391 and an eviction-risk score of 5.5/10 (Moderate tier). 58% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 31% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,485/month against a median household income of $81,311 — roughly 22% rent-to-income at the medians.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units1,785
Renter share25.6%
SVI overall0.42
Poverty rate11.1%
Median income$81,311
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
81
th percentile
High
Within state
58
th percentile
Elevated
National
59
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lockport and the region
Centroid at 41.5761, -88.0436 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lockport scores 5.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
11.1% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$1,485 rent vs county FMR
3.4
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 42
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 57%Socioeconomic
- 57%Household composition
- 36%Racial/ethnic minority
- 21%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.
- 9.3%Housing insecurity
- 6.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.9%Food insecurity
- 10.3%SNAP enrollment
- 6.2%Transit barriers
- 7.3%No health insurance
- 15.6%Frequent mental distress
- 27.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About tract 17197880701
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17197880701?
Census tract 17197880701 in Lockport scores 5.5/10 (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 17197880701?
Median gross rent is $1,485/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17197880701?
11.1% of residents in tract 17197880701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,391.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17197880701?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 42th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 57th, household 57th, minority 36th, housing 21th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 17197880701 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.3% 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. 6.0% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 17197880701 compare to Lockport overall?
Tract 17197880701 scores 5.5/10 — higher than 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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