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Census Tract · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally

Granite City Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 17119400102 · Madison County, IL · pop 4,661

Census tract 17119400102 covers part of Granite City, IL, and scores 5.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,661 residents. Against Madison County at 42.1%, 23% of renters here are cost-burdened.

Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 32% Owners 58%
Tract context
Occupied units1,942
Renter share42.1%
SVI overall0.62
Poverty rate22.1%
Median income$56,117

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 9 tracts In Granite City
Very High
Within county
71 th percentile
Rank, 71st percentileLowHigh
#19 of 63 tracts In Madison County
Elevated
Within state
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#1,219 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Elevated
National
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#24,859 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Granite City and the region

Centroid at 38.7079, -90.1348 · click any tract to drill in

Why Granite City scores 5.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Granite City
4.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
22.1% poverty · this tract
5.5
Supply constraint
$869 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Granite City
4.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Granite City
3.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Granite City
4.0

How Granite City compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Granite City risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.4This tracttract 4001024.0Granite Cityparent city4.8Countyavg tract in county5.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 62

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

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

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.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 722Total filings over 11 yrs
  • 8.69%Avg annual filing rate
  • 13.6%Peak (2007)
  • 65Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2004 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 17119400102
Filings dropped 24% over the past 11 months.
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 Granite City

The severe-burden share is 20%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. The clearest offset is supply constraint at 2.2/10.

The poverty rate is 22%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. SNAP participation runs 23.7% against 15.2% nationally.

Court records carry 722 eviction filings across 11 observed years. It sits 0.6 points above the Madison County average of 4.8. Filings peaked in 2007 at 13.6% of renter households.

This ground was mapped C ("Definitely Declining") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for East St. Louis. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above. In a typical year about 8.7% of renter households face a filing.

Nationally it ranks #24,859 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 6.6/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Average gross rent is $869, close to the Granite City average.

Annual rent works out to 19% of average household income of $56,117.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 17119400102

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17119400102?

Census tract 17119400102 in Granite City scores 5.4/10 (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 17119400102?

Median gross rent is $869/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 23% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17119400102?

22.1% of residents in tract 17119400102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,661.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17119400102?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 62th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 70th, household 56th, minority 54th, housing 44th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17119400102?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 722 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 17119400102 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.69% of renter households, peaking at 13.6% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 17119400102 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.6% 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. 12.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 17119400102 compare to Granite City overall?

Tract 17119400102 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Granite City at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Granite City; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8

Was tract 17119400102 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 20% 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Granite City

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

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