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Census Tract · Ranked #28,017 of 84,120 nationally

Waukegan Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 17097862000 · Lake County, IL · pop 6,291

How risky is Waukegan for landlords? Census tract 17097862000 scores 5.3/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 50% of US census tracts.

61% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,175 a month while the average household earns $70,352 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 47% of occupied homes.

Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29% Stable renters 18% Owners 53%
Tract context
Occupied units2,228
Renter share47.2%
SVI overall0.78
Poverty rate19.8%
Median income$70,352

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
65 th percentile
Rank, 65th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 21 tracts In Waukegan
Elevated
Within county
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#16 of 159 tracts In Lake County
Very High
Within state
69 th percentile
Rank, 69th percentileLowHigh
#1,007 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Elevated
National
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#28,017 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Waukegan and the region

Centroid at 42.3685, -87.8535 · click any tract to drill in

Why Waukegan scores 4.8

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
19.8% poverty · this tract
5.0
Supply constraint
$1,175 rent vs county FMR
1.7
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.
Waukegan risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.84.8This tracttract 862000Waukegan: 4.44.4Waukeganparent cityCounty: 2.42.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 78

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Waukegan

The heaviest input here is 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 in line with the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 26.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 78th 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 17097862000

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17097862000?

Census tract 17097862000 in Waukegan scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 17097862000?

Median gross rent is $1,175/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17097862000?

19.8% of residents in tract 17097862000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,291.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17097862000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 46th, minority 91th, housing 53th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 17097862000 struggle to pay rent?

About 26.0% 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. 14.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 17097862000 compare to Waukegan overall?

Tract 17097862000 scores 4.8/10, 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.

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