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Census Tract · Ranked #31,049 of 84,120 nationally

Lockport Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 17197880701 · Will County, IL · pop 4,391 · 85% of tract blocks fall in Lockport

With a score of 5.1/10, tract 17197880701 in Lockport, IL reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,391. 58% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the Will County average of 40.4%.

Risk score
5.1
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 parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 6 tracts In Lockport
Very High
Within county
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#43 of 172 tracts In Will County
High
Within state
52 th percentile
Rank, 52nd percentileLowHigh
#1,560 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Moderate
National
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#31,049 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
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 5.1

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
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.
Lockport risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.15.1This tracttract 880701Lockport: 4.04.0Lockportparent cityCounty: 4.24.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.15.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 42

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 Lockport

31% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. The main counterweight is economic stress at 2.8/10.

Against the Will County average of 4.2, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.9 points. On the national scale it lands near the 63rd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 4.8/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured. Average gross rent is $1,485, close to the Lockport average.

Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $81,311. 26% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 17197880701

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17197880701?

Census tract 17197880701 in Lockport scores 5.1/10 (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 5.1/10, higher than the parent city of Lockport at 4/10. 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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