Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
Lockport Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 17197881009 · Will County, IL · pop 8,040 · 82% of tract blocks fall in Lockport
With a score of 3/10, tract 17197881009 in Lockport, IL reads lower for landlord eviction risk. The main counterweight is economic stress at 1/10.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 0%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 94%
Tract context
Occupied units2,630
Renter share5.8%
SVI overall0.03
Poverty rate4.0%
Median income$136,667
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
14
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
12
th percentile
Very Low
National
20
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lockport and the region
Centroid at 41.5758, -88.0173 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lockport scores 3
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
4.0% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,747 rent vs county FMR
4.9
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: 3
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 6%Socioeconomic
- 34%Household composition
- 18%Racial/ethnic minority
- 2%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.
- 7.9%Housing insecurity
- 4.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.7%Food insecurity
- 6.5%SNAP enrollment
- 4.8%Transit barriers
- 5.4%No health insurance
- 15.7%Frequent mental distress
- 19.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lockport
Disability prevalence runs 19.3% against 31.5% nationally. It sits 1.2 points below the Will County average of 4.2.
SNAP participation runs 6.5% against 15.2% nationally. Average gross rent is $1,747, 15% above the Lockport average.
Nationally it ranks #67,219 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. At 6% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. Social vulnerability reads 1.3/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Rent consumes only 15% of average household income of $136,667, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Statewide the IL average is 5.1, so this tract runs 2.1 points cooler. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured.
Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 17197881009
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17197881009?
Census tract 17197881009 in Lockport scores 3/10 (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 17197881009?
Median gross rent is $1,747/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 0% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17197881009?
4.0% of residents in tract 17197881009 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 8,040.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17197881009?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 3th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 6th, household 34th, minority 18th, housing 2th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 17197881009 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.9% 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. 4.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 17197881009 compare to Lockport overall?
Tract 17197881009 scores 3/10, lower 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.
Related