Within parent city
38
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally
Granite City Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 17119400904 · Madison County, IL · pop 3,495 · 57% of tract blocks fall in Granite City
Eviction risk in Granite City in Madison County centers on tract 17119400904, which scores $1/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 3,495 residents. On the national scale it ranks #51,157 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
35% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,268 monthly, set against $56,094 in average yearly household income, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 12% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 88%
Tract context
Occupied units1,417
Renter share12.2%
SVI overall0.21
Poverty rate6.7%
Median income$56,094
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
47
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
45
th percentile
Moderate
National
41
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Granite City and the region
Centroid at 38.7416, -90.1197 · click any tract to drill in
Why Granite City scores 3.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
6.7% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,268 rent vs county FMR
5.4
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 21
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 49%Socioeconomic
- 31%Household composition
- 14%Racial/ethnic minority
- 9%Housing & transportation
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.
- 0%Grade A
- 8%Grade B
- 18%Grade C
- 0%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.
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)
- 60Total filings over 11 yrs
- 3.62%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.5%Peak (2015)
- 11Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 175% 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.
- 12.0%Housing insecurity
- 7.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.1%Food insecurity
- 14.6%SNAP enrollment
- 7.8%Transit barriers
- 8.2%No health insurance
- 17.8%Frequent mental distress
- 34.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Granite City
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 5.4/10. 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 Granite City, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Madison County average of 5.6 and below the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 60 eviction filings here over 11 tracked years, with about 3.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.5% of renter households in 2015.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 17119400904
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17119400904?
Census tract 17119400904 in Granite City scores 3.5/10 (Lower 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 17119400904?
Median gross rent is $1,268/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17119400904?
6.7% of residents in tract 17119400904 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,495.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17119400904?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 21th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 49th, household 31th, minority 14th, housing 9th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17119400904?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 60 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 17119400904 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.62% of renter households, peaking at 3.5% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 17119400904 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.0% 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. 7.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 17119400904 compare to Granite City overall?
Tract 17119400904 scores 3.5/10, lower than the parent city of Granite City at 4.1/10. 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 17119400904 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. 0% 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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17119404000
5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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17119400200
5
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · IL
17119400102
4.7
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · IL
17119400802
4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · IL
17119404100
3.9
/ 10 · Low
Tract · IL
17119400951
3.5
/ 10 · Low
Tract · IL
17119400101
3.4
/ 10 · Low
Tract · IL
17119400801
3.4
/ 10 · Low
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