Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #79,124 of 84,120 nationally
Rockton Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 17201003901 · Winnebago County, IL · pop 5,316 · 37% of tract blocks fall in Rockton
Census tract 17201003901 covers Rockton, home to 5,316 residents. For landlords it grades 4.9/10, a moderate reading. On the national scale it ranks #54,224 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 27% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,620 a month while the average household earns $121,293 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 8% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.5
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 92%
Tract context
Occupied units1,798
Renter share8.3%
SVI overall0.06
Poverty rate4.7%
Median income$121,293
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
1
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
12
th percentile
Very Low
National
6
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Rockton and the region
Centroid at 42.4464, -89.1145 · click any tract to drill in
Why Rockton scores 1.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Rockton
5.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.1
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
4.7% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,620 rent vs county FMR
8.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Rockton
5.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Rockton
4.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Rockton
4.6
How Rockton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 6
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 9%Socioeconomic
- 14%Household composition
- 33%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.
- 8.3%Housing insecurity
- 5.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.0%Food insecurity
- 7.6%SNAP enrollment
- 5.3%Transit barriers
- 5.8%No health insurance
- 15.4%Frequent mental distress
- 25.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Rockton
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 8.7/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Rockton, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Winnebago County average of 5.0 and below the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 8.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 6th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 17201003901
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17201003901?
Census tract 17201003901 in Rockton scores 1.5/10 (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 17201003901?
Median gross rent is $1,620/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17201003901?
4.7% of residents in tract 17201003901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,316.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17201003901?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 6th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 9th, household 14th, minority 33th, housing 12th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 17201003901 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.3% 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. 5.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 17201003901 compare to Rockton overall?
Tract 17201003901 scores 1.5/10, lower than the parent city of Rockton at 4.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Rockton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Rockton
Top eight tracts in Rockton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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