Census Tract · Ranked #11,930 of 84,120 nationally

Waukegan Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 17097862605 · Lake County, IL · pop 3,836 · 67% of tract blocks fall in Waukegan

Eviction risk in Waukegan eviction risk centers on tract 17097862605, which scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 3,836 residents. That is riskier than about 54% of US census tracts.

43% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,008 a month while the average household earns $45,444 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 61% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

Elevated

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 35% Owners 39%

Tract context

Occupied units1,624

Renter share61.1%

SVI overall1.00

Poverty rate30.8%

Median income$45,444

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Waukegan and the region

Centroid at 42.3453, -87.8696 · click any tract to drill in

Why Waukegan scores 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

30.8% poverty · this tract

7.7

Supply constraint

$1,008 rent vs county FMR

1.0

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: 100

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

97%Socioeconomic
99%Household composition
81%Racial/ethnic minority
100%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.

25.2%Housing insecurity
15.5%Utility-shutoff threat
33.2%Food insecurity
31.1%SNAP enrollment
15.2%Transit barriers
20.6%No health insurance
17.9%Frequent mental distress
36.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Waukegan

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 7.7/10. 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.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 100th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 25.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 17097862605

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17097862605?

Census tract 17097862605 in Waukegan scores 6/10 (Elevated 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 17097862605?

Median gross rent is $1,008/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17097862605?

30.8% of residents in tract 17097862605 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,836.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17097862605?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 100th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 99th, minority 81th, housing 100th.

What share of households in tract 17097862605 struggle to pay rent?

About 25.2% 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. 15.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17097862605 compare to Waukegan overall?

Tract 17097862605 scores 6/10, 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.