Census Tract · Ranked #47,256 of 84,120 nationally

Wheaton Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 17043842400 · DuPage County, IL · pop 4,826

Census tract 17043842400 is in Wheaton, Illinois. It has a population of 4,826 and an eviction-risk score of 5.1/10 (Moderate tier). 39% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 12% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,282/month against a median household income of $96,389 — roughly 16% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

5.1

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 22% Owners 64%

Tract context

Occupied units1,760

Renter share35.4%

SVI overall0.31

Poverty rate7.1%

Median income$96,389

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Wheaton and the region

Centroid at 41.8628, -88.0907 · click any tract to drill in

Why Wheaton scores 5.1

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

7.1% poverty · this tract

1.8

Supply constraint

$1,282 rent vs county FMR

2.3

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: 31

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

25%Socioeconomic
27%Household composition
49%Racial/ethnic minority
48%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.

9.3%Housing insecurity
5.7%Utility-shutoff threat
10.7%Food insecurity
8.9%SNAP enrollment
6.1%Transit barriers
6.1%No health insurance
14.9%Frequent mental distress
21.4%Any disability

Frequently asked

About tract 17043842400

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17043842400?

Census tract 17043842400 in Wheaton scores 5.1/10 (Moderate 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 17043842400?

Median gross rent is $1,282/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17043842400?

7.1% of residents in tract 17043842400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,826.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17043842400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 31th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 25th, household 27th, minority 49th, housing 48th.

What share of households in tract 17043842400 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.3% 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. 5.7% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17043842400 compare to Wheaton overall?

Tract 17043842400 scores 5.1/10 — right in line with the parent city of Wheaton at 5.3/10. 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.