1 census tracts · pop 4,428 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Downtown Historic District is a one-tract neighborhood of Plainfield, IL, population 4,428. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1/10.
26% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent. At $1,651 a month, rents sit 22% under what the rest of Plainfield commands.
Food insecurity affects 7.3% of adults, 10.5 points below the national rate. SNAP participation is 5.9% of households versus 15.2% nationally. At 14% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
Against average income of $134,750, annual rent is only 15%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 1%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Downtown Historic District vs PlainfieldHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority19%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport16%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Downtown Historic District
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.5%Housing insecurity
4.6%Utility shutoff threat
7.3%Food insecurity
5.9%SNAP enrollment
5.5%No health insurance
20.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Downtown Historic District
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Downtown Historic District?
Downtown Historic District scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Downtown Historic District compare to Plainfield overall?
Downtown Historic District scores 1.0 points lower than Plainfield overall (4/10). Renters spend 26% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,651 vs $2,119.
Q3
What is the average rent in Downtown Historic District?
Average gross rent in Downtown Historic District is $1,651/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Downtown Historic District residents are renters?
14% of Downtown Historic District households are renter-occupied (vs 12% in Plainfield). The neighborhood has 4,428 residents.
Q5
Is Downtown Historic District a high social-vulnerability area?
Downtown Historic District sits in the 17th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Downtown Historic District for landlords?
Downtown Historic District carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Plainfield as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Downtown Historic District?
Downtown Historic District has 4,484 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (83%), Hispanic / Latino (10%), Other / Multiracial (3.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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