Neighborhood · Ranked #6,289 of 84,120 nationally

Lake Park Eviction Risk: Elevated , Champaign

Tract 17019006000 · Champaign County, IL · pop 3,029 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi

For landlords sizing up the Lake Park neighborhood of Champaign, census tract 17019006000 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.8/10. It lands near the 92nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 51% of renter households, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $911 a month against an average household income of $30,929 a year, roughly 35% of income at the averages. About 98% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.7

Elevated

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 50% Stable renters 48% Owners 2%

Tract context

Occupied units588

Renter share97.6%

SVI overall0.56

Poverty rate30.2%

Median income$30,929

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Champaign and the region

Centroid at 40.0793, -88.2214 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lake Park scores 6.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Champaign

6.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.1

State political climate

Illinois legislature & governorship

5.2

Economic stress

30.2% poverty · this tract

7.6

Supply constraint

$911 rent vs county FMR

3.4

Rent control risk

Inherited from Champaign

8.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

4.9

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Champaign

9.7

Housing court bias

Inherited from Champaign

8.4

How Lake Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 56

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

52%Socioeconomic
3%Household composition
63%Racial/ethnic minority
97%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Lake Park. 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.

13.9%Housing insecurity
8.1%Utility-shutoff threat
20.2%Food insecurity
14.3%SNAP enrollment
12.8%Transit barriers
8.6%No health insurance
21.0%Frequent mental distress
24.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lake Park

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.7/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Champaign eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Champaign County average of 6.0 and above the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 56th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 13.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 17019006000

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17019006000?

Census tract 17019006000 in the Lake Park neighborhood scores 6.7/10 (Elevated 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 17019006000?

Median gross rent is $911/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17019006000?

30.2% of residents in tract 17019006000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,029.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17019006000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 56th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 52th, household 3th, minority 63th, housing 97th.

Is tract 17019006000 considered part of Lake Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17019006000 fall within Lake Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 17019006000 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.9% 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. 8.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17019006000 compare to Champaign overall?

Tract 17019006000 scores 6.7/10, higher than the parent city of Champaign at 4.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Champaign eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Champaign

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