Census Tract · Ranked #22,404 of 84,120 nationally

Winthrop Harbor Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 17097860104 · Lake County, IL · pop 2,954 · 64% of tract blocks fall in Winthrop Harbor

Census tract 17097860104 is in Winthrop Harbor, Illinois. It has a population of 2,954 and an eviction-risk score of 5.9/10 (Moderate tier). 66% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 52% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,289/month against a median household income of $88,555 — roughly 17% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

5.9

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 7% Owners 80%

Tract context

Occupied units1,425

Renter share19.6%

SVI overall0.20

Poverty rate12.8%

Median income$88,555

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Winthrop Harbor and the region

Centroid at 42.4701, -87.8173 · click any tract to drill in

Why Winthrop Harbor scores 5.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Winthrop Harbor

6.6

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.2

State political climate

Illinois legislature & governorship

5.2

Economic stress

12.8% poverty · this tract

3.2

Supply constraint

$1,289 rent vs county FMR

2.3

Rent control risk

Inherited from Winthrop Harbor

8.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

4.8

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Winthrop Harbor

3.6

Housing court bias

Inherited from Winthrop Harbor

6.3

How Winthrop Harbor compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 20

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

37%Socioeconomic
12%Household composition
20%Racial/ethnic minority
25%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.

15.1%Housing insecurity
10.0%Utility-shutoff threat
19.0%Food insecurity
19.2%SNAP enrollment
9.5%Transit barriers
10.1%No health insurance
17.8%Frequent mental distress
31.4%Any disability

Frequently asked

About tract 17097860104

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17097860104?

Census tract 17097860104 in Winthrop Harbor scores 5.9/10 (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 17097860104?

Median gross rent is $1,289/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17097860104?

12.8% of residents in tract 17097860104 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,954.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17097860104?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 20th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 37th, household 12th, minority 20th, housing 25th.

What share of households in tract 17097860104 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.1% 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. 10.0% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17097860104 compare to Winthrop Harbor overall?

Tract 17097860104 scores 5.9/10 — right in line with the parent city of Winthrop Harbor at 5.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Winthrop Harbor; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Winthrop Harbor

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