6 census tracts · pop 13,935 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.4–5.4
Downtown Rockford is a 6-tract neighborhood of Rockford, IL and houses 13,935 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.4/10, Moderate tier. 40% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
Against a Rockford baseline of 32.1%, 54% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. The poverty rate is 48%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
26.2% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. The strongest single driver of the headline number is economic stress at 9.2/10.
Annualized rent equals 36% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. This is a renter market: 69% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.2/10.
Disability prevalence reaches 46.2% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute. Average gross rent is $837, 15% below the Rockford average of $985.
Among the 12 mapped neighborhoods of Rockford, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. For a like-for-like read, Beverly Park and Central Park score within a fraction of it.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
6 tracts · population-weighted
Downtown Rockford vs RockfordHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority84%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport65%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Downtown Rockford
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
36.7%Housing insecurity
28.0%Utility shutoff threat
49.5%Food insecurity
54.2%SNAP enrollment
22.2%No health insurance
46.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Downtown Rockford
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Downtown Rockford?
Downtown Rockford scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) across 6 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 Rockford compare to Rockford overall?
Downtown Rockford scores 1.4 points higher than Rockford overall (4/10). Renters spend 54% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $837 vs $985.
Q3
What is the average rent in Downtown Rockford?
Average gross rent in Downtown Rockford eviction risk is $837/month (pop-weighted across 6 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Downtown Rockford residents are renters?
69% of Downtown Rockford households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in Rockford). The neighborhood has 13,935 residents.
Q5
Is Downtown Rockford a high social-vulnerability area?
Downtown Rockford sits in the 91st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Downtown Rockford have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Downtown Rockford is census tract 17201002600 (score 5.4/10). Across the 6 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.4 to 5.4, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Downtown Rockford for landlords?
Downtown Rockford eviction risk carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). Pop-weighted across 6 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Rockford as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Downtown Rockford?
Downtown Rockford has 13,533 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (43.6%), Hispanic / Latino (24.2%), White (non-Hispanic) (23.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
