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Eviction Risk in Fifth City , Chicago

Tract 17031836900 · Cook County, IL · pop 1,994 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Census tract 17031836900 sits in the Fifth City neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. It has a population of 1,994 and an eviction-risk score of 6.8/10 (Elevated tier). 62% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 51% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,184/month against a median household income of $43,333 — roughly 33% rent-to-income at the medians.

Eviction Risk
6.8
Elevated tier · 1-10 composite
Confidence 100%
Rent burden
62%
51% severely burdened (≥50%)
Median rent
$1,184
vs county FMR_2BR: -33%
Median household income
$43,333
73.4% below poverty line
Where

Tract location

Centroid at 41.8819, -87.7061. Drag to explore.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

Black (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 2,237 residents. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (Table B03002, tract level).

Hispanic / Latino: 11.8% White (non-Hispanic): 2% Black (non-Hispanic): 84.1% Other / Multiracial: 2.1%
  • Hispanic / Latino 11.8%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 2%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 84.1%
  • Other / Multiracial 2.1%
Score breakdown

How the 6.8/10 score is composed

Signal Score Source
Filing rate (county) 4.0 Eviction Lab via counties
State political climate 5.2 states.state_political_baseline
Regional political climate 7.5 2024 county presidential margin
Local political climate 8.5 Chicago (inherited)
Rent control risk 5.5 Chicago (inherited)
Eviction process difficulty 7.5 state law
Tenant organizing strength 8.0 Chicago (inherited)
Housing court bias 6.5 Chicago (inherited)
Economic stress (tract) 10.0 this tract poverty rate
Supply constraint (tract) 1.7 tract rent vs county FMR
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 88

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

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 357Total filings over 15 yrs
  • 6.98%Avg annual filing rate
  • 10.0%Peak (2004)
  • 22Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 — 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 170318369002001: 27 filings (7.28/100 renter HHs)2002: 26 filings (7.01/100 renter HHs)2003: 19 filings (5.12/100 renter HHs)2004: 37 filings (9.97/100 renter HHs)2005: 23 filings (7.28/100 renter HHs)2006: 20 filings (6.33/100 renter HHs)2007: 22 filings (6.96/100 renter HHs)2008: 16 filings (5.06/100 renter HHs)2009: 30 filings (9.49/100 renter HHs)2010: 19 filings (5.34/100 renter HHs)2011: 25 filings (7.37/100 renter HHs)2012: 25 filings (7.37/100 renter HHs)2013: 14 filings (4.13/100 renter HHs)2014: 32 filings (9.44/100 renter HHs)2015: 22 filings (6.49/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 19% over the past 15 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Fifth City. Closest by composite score.

Tract · IL
Fifth City
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · IL
Fifth City
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · IL
Fifth City
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · IL
Fifth City
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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.

1930s HOLC grade · historical context

Dominant grade: D — hazardous — formally redlined; mortgage applications routinely denied

Approximately 100% of this tract's area was graded by Home Owners' Loan Corporation appraisers in Chicago. Source: Mapping Inequality (Nelson, Winling, Marciano, Connolly et al., University of Richmond) — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Redlining is correlated with present-day eviction-filing rates, lower home-ownership, and greater rent burden — see Aaronson, Hartley & Mazumder (FRB Chicago, 2021). The shading above reflects 90-year-old appraisals; it is historical context, not a current credit signal.

Frequently asked

About tract 17031836900

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031836900?

Census tract 17031836900 in the Fifth City neighborhood scores 6.8/10 (Elevated tier). The composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty signals.

What is the median rent in tract 17031836900?

Median gross rent is $1,184/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17031836900?

73.4% of residents in tract 17031836900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,994.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17031836900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 34th, minority 97th, housing 83th.

Is tract 17031836900 considered part of Fifth City?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17031836900 fall within Fifth City (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031836900?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 357 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031836900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.98% of renter households, peaking at 10.0% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 17031836900 struggle to pay rent?

About 42.8% 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. 35.5% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

Was tract 17031836900 redlined?

The dominant 1930s HOLC grade across this tract is D (Hazardous / redlined). Roughly 52% of the tract's area sits inside historically redlined (grade-D) zones drawn by Home Owners' Loan Corporation appraisers in Chicago. Source: Mapping Inequality, University of Richmond.