Census Tract · Ranked #76,223 of 84,120 nationally

Wheaton Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 17043841801 · DuPage County, IL · pop 5,032 · 76% of tract blocks fall in Wheaton

For landlords sizing up Wheaton, census tract 17043841801 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.6/10. That is riskier than roughly 61% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 59% of renter households, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,613 a month while the average household earns $121,548 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 21% of occupied homes.

Risk score

1.8

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 9% Owners 79%

Tract context

Occupied units1,872

Renter share21.2%

SVI overall0.22

Poverty rate9.2%

Median income$121,548

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Wheaton and the region

Centroid at 41.8803, -88.1052 · click any tract to drill in

Why Wheaton scores 1.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Wheaton

6.3

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.9

State political climate

Illinois legislature & governorship

5.2

Economic stress

9.2% poverty · this tract

2.3

Supply constraint

$1,613 rent vs county FMR

4.2

Rent control risk

Inherited from Wheaton

5.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

4.9

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Wheaton

6.1

Housing court bias

Inherited from Wheaton

4.3

How Wheaton compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 22

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

31%Socioeconomic
25%Household composition
30%Racial/ethnic minority
24%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.

6.6%Housing insecurity
4.1%Utility-shutoff threat
7.6%Food insecurity
6.1%SNAP enrollment
4.6%Transit barriers
4.7%No health insurance
12.9%Frequent mental distress
20.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Wheaton

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 6.1/10. 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 Wheaton eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the DuPage County average of 5.2 and in line with the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 6.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 22nd 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 17043841801

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17043841801?

Census tract 17043841801 in Wheaton scores 1.8/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 17043841801?

Median gross rent is $1,613/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17043841801?

9.2% of residents in tract 17043841801 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,032.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17043841801?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 22th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 31th, household 25th, minority 30th, housing 24th.

What share of households in tract 17043841801 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.6% 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. 4.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17043841801 compare to Wheaton overall?

Tract 17043841801 scores 1.8/10, lower than the parent city of Wheaton at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wheaton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Wheaton

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