Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
9.5%Housing insecurity
5.6%Utility-shutoff threat
10.6%Food insecurity
8.6%SNAP enrollment
5.9%Transit barriers
6.7%No health insurance
14.4%Frequent mental distress
22.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Downers Grove
35% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, lower than the DuPage County average of 41.4%. Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 2.9/10. At $1,387 a month, rents run 16% under what the rest of Downers Grove commands.
Food insecurity runs 10.6% against 17.8% nationally. It sits 0.7 points below the DuPage County average of 4.4.
Nationally it ranks #54,273 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 4.2/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
Against average income of $125,963, annual rent is just 13%. Statewide the IL average is 5.1, so this tract runs 1.4 points cooler.
Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured. Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. 38% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 17043845601
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17043845601?
Census tract 17043845601 in Downers Grove scores 3.7/10 (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 17043845601?
Median gross rent is $1,387/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17043845601?
4.1% of residents in tract 17043845601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,613.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17043845601?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 19th, household 38th, minority 47th, housing 64th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 17043845601 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.5% 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. 5.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 17043845601 compare to Downers Grove overall?
Tract 17043845601 scores 3.7/10, lower than the parent city of Downers Grove at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Downers Grove eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Downers Grove
Top eight tracts in Downers Grove ranked by composite eviction-risk score.