Neighborhood · Ranked #11,930 of 84,120 nationally

H &K Trailer Court Eviction Risk: Elevated , Decatur

Tract 17115000502 · Macon County, IL · pop 2,354 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

Here is how census tract 17115000502, in the H &K Trailer Court neighborhood of Decatur eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 6.1/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 2,354. On the national scale it ranks #18,550 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 47% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $753 a month while the average household earns $41,838 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 69% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

Elevated

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 32% Stable renters 36% Owners 32%

Tract context

Occupied units1,047

Renter share68.6%

SVI overall0.50

Poverty rate34.5%

Median income$41,838

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Decatur and the region

Centroid at 39.8420, -88.9653 · click any tract to drill in

Why H &K Trailer Court scores 6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Decatur

4.7

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.1

State political climate

Illinois legislature & governorship

5.2

Economic stress

34.5% poverty · this tract

8.6

Supply constraint

$753 rent vs county FMR

2.5

Rent control risk

Inherited from Decatur

4.7

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.4

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Decatur

7.8

Housing court bias

Inherited from Decatur

6.2

How H &K Trailer Court compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 50

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

71%Socioeconomic
4%Household composition
54%Racial/ethnic minority
63%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
52%Grade B
44%Grade C
3%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within H &K Trailer Court. 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.

21.1%Housing insecurity
15.4%Utility-shutoff threat
28.4%Food insecurity
30.0%SNAP enrollment
15.7%Transit barriers
10.3%No health insurance
23.3%Frequent mental distress
34.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in H &K Trailer Court

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 8.6/10. 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 Decatur eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Macon County average of 5.2 and above the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Part of this tract, about 3% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was B ("Still Desirable"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

In CDC survey modeling, about 21.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 17115000502

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17115000502?

Census tract 17115000502 in the H &K Trailer Court neighborhood 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 17115000502?

Median gross rent is $753/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17115000502?

34.5% of residents in tract 17115000502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,354.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17115000502?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 50th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 4th, minority 54th, housing 63th.

Is tract 17115000502 considered part of H &K Trailer Court?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17115000502 fall within H &K Trailer Court (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 17115000502 struggle to pay rent?

About 21.1% 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. 15.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17115000502 compare to Decatur overall?

Tract 17115000502 scores 6/10, higher than the parent city of Decatur at 4.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Decatur eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 17115000502 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 3% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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