Census Tract · Ranked #22,681 of 84,120 nationally

Waukegan Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 17097861506 · Lake County, IL · pop 5,449 · 45% of tract blocks fall in Waukegan

17097861506 is a census tract in Waukegan, IL. It scores 5.6/10 for landlords. Population here is 5,449. 26% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score

5.6

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 21% Stable renters 19% Owners 60%

Tract context

Occupied units2,291

Renter share40.2%

SVI overall0.51

Poverty rate15.2%

Median income$83,441

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Waukegan and the region

Centroid at 42.4045, -87.9207 · click any tract to drill in

Why Waukegan scores 5.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Waukegan

5.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.2

State political climate

Illinois legislature & governorship

5.2

Economic stress

15.2% poverty · this tract

3.8

Supply constraint

$1,582 rent vs county FMR

4.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Waukegan

2.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

4.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Waukegan

4.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Waukegan

4.0

How Waukegan compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 51

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

41%Socioeconomic
78%Household composition
77%Racial/ethnic minority
30%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.

16.2%Housing insecurity
9.8%Utility-shutoff threat
18.8%Food insecurity
16.5%SNAP enrollment
9.4%Transit barriers
11.1%No health insurance
16.3%Frequent mental distress
25.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Waukegan

At $1,582 a month, rents run 31% over what the rest of Waukegan commands. Cost burden runs 53% here against 42.6% across Lake County.

The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 2.5/10. It sits 1.2 points above the Lake County average of 4.4.

Nationally it ranks #22,681 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Statute speed, court posture and rent-regulation exposure are inherited from Waukegan eviction risk rather than measured on these blocks; the economic and supply components are the tract-level part of the score.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 5.6/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.

Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $83,441. 40% 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 17097861506

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17097861506?

Census tract 17097861506 in Waukegan scores 5.6/10 (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 17097861506?

Median gross rent is $1,582/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17097861506?

15.2% of residents in tract 17097861506 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,449.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17097861506?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 51th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 41th, household 78th, minority 77th, housing 30th.

What share of households in tract 17097861506 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.2% 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. 9.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17097861506 compare to Waukegan overall?

Tract 17097861506 scores 5.6/10, higher than the parent city of Waukegan at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Waukegan eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Waukegan

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