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

Romeoville Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 17197880509 · Will County, IL · pop 4,815 · 95% of tract blocks fall in Romeoville

Census tract 17197880509 is in Romeoville, Illinois. It has a population of 4,815 and an eviction-risk score of 5.3/10 (Moderate tier). 42% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 15% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,417/month against a median household income of $87,589 — roughly 19% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

5.3

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 2% Stable renters 3% Owners 95%

Tract context

Occupied units1,395

Renter share5.7%

SVI overall0.45

Poverty rate6.0%

Median income$87,589

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Romeoville and the region

Centroid at 41.6343, -88.0883 · click any tract to drill in

Why Romeoville scores 5.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Romeoville

5.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.4

State political climate

Illinois legislature & governorship

5.2

Economic stress

6.0% poverty · this tract

1.5

Supply constraint

$1,417 rent vs county FMR

3.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Romeoville

8.3

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

4.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Romeoville

4.2

Housing court bias

Inherited from Romeoville

5.9

How Romeoville compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 45

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

72%Socioeconomic
31%Household composition
77%Racial/ethnic minority
12%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.

17.9%Housing insecurity
9.1%Utility-shutoff threat
21.0%Food insecurity
16.2%SNAP enrollment
10.0%Transit barriers
18.8%No health insurance
18.1%Frequent mental distress
30.3%Any disability

Frequently asked

About tract 17197880509

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17197880509?

Census tract 17197880509 in Romeoville 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.

What is the average rent in tract 17197880509?

Median gross rent is $1,417/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17197880509?

6.0% of residents in tract 17197880509 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,815.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17197880509?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 72th, household 31th, minority 77th, housing 12th.

What share of households in tract 17197880509 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.9% 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. 9.1% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17197880509 compare to Romeoville overall?

Tract 17197880509 scores 5.3/10 — lower than the parent city of Romeoville at 5.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Romeoville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Romeoville

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