2 census tracts · pop 7,610 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Wilshire takes in 2 census tracts of Rockford, IL and houses 7,610 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3/10, in the Lower tier. Average gross rent is $1,434, 46% above the Rockford average of $985.
Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.2/10. Against a Rockford baseline of 32.1%, 41% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. 22% 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.
On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. The voucher gap is 21.4%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Sitting well above the midpoint is supply constraint at 7.1/10.
Food insecurity affects 9.2% of adults, 8.6 points below the national rate. That places it #11 of 12 neighborhoods in Rockford.
Only 28% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Against average income of $88,477, annual rent is only 19%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0 points apart at the extremes.
With little internal variation, 3/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Wilshire vs RockfordHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority32%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport63%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Wilshire
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.0%Housing insecurity
4.8%Utility shutoff threat
9.2%Food insecurity
7.5%SNAP enrollment
6.1%No health insurance
26.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Wilshire
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Wilshire?
Wilshire scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 Wilshire compare to Rockford overall?
Wilshire scores 1.0 points lower than Rockford overall (4/10). Renters spend 41% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,434 vs $985.
Q3
What is the average rent in Wilshire?
Average gross rent in Wilshire is $1,434/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Wilshire residents are renters?
28% of Wilshire households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in Rockford). The neighborhood has 7,610 residents.
Q5
Is Wilshire a high social-vulnerability area?
Wilshire sits in the 31st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Wilshire have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Wilshire is census tract 17201000512 (score 3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Wilshire for landlords?
Wilshire carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Wilshire?
Wilshire has 8,062 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (72%), Hispanic / Latino (14.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (8.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
