Census Tract · Ranked #22,213 of 84,120 nationally

Waukegan Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 17097861804 · Lake County, IL · pop 3,597

In Waukegan in Lake County, census tract 17097861804 scores 5.1/10 for eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #48,165 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

39% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,066 a month against an average household income of $60,179 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 53% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.2

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 21% Stable renters 33% Owners 46%

Tract context

Occupied units1,175

Renter share53.2%

SVI overall0.92

Poverty rate23.9%

Median income$60,179

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Waukegan and the region

Centroid at 42.3848, -87.8603 · click any tract to drill in

Why Waukegan scores 5.2

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

23.9% poverty · this tract

6.0

Supply constraint

$1,066 rent vs county FMR

1.1

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: 92

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

95%Socioeconomic
93%Household composition
86%Racial/ethnic minority
58%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.

27.4%Housing insecurity
15.8%Utility-shutoff threat
35.3%Food insecurity
30.9%SNAP enrollment
16.0%Transit barriers
25.3%No health insurance
18.0%Frequent mental distress
34.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Waukegan

The score leans hardest on economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Waukegan eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Lake County average of 5.3 and below the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 27.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 92nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 17097861804

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17097861804?

Census tract 17097861804 in Waukegan scores 5.2/10 (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 17097861804?

Median gross rent is $1,066/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17097861804?

23.9% of residents in tract 17097861804 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,597.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17097861804?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 93th, minority 86th, housing 58th.

What share of households in tract 17097861804 struggle to pay rent?

About 27.4% 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. 15.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17097861804 compare to Waukegan overall?

Tract 17097861804 scores 5.2/10, higher than the parent city of Waukegan at 4.4/10. 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.