Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #12,481 of 84,120 nationally
Alton Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 17119402400 · Madison County, IL · pop 1,628 · 90% of tract blocks fall in Alton
17119402400 is a census tract in Alton, IL. It scores 7.1/10 for landlords. It is home to 1,628 residents. 59% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly above the Madison County average of 42.1%.
Risk score
7.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 33%
Stable renters 23%
Owners 44%
Tract context
Occupied units777
Renter share56.0%
SVI overall0.71
Poverty rate26.1%
Median income$47,995
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
86
th percentile
High
Within state
83
th percentile
High
National
85
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Alton and the region
Centroid at 38.8805, -90.1570 · click any tract to drill in
Why Alton scores 7.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Alton
4.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
26.1% poverty · this tract
6.5
Supply constraint
$863 rent vs county FMR
2.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Alton
7.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Alton
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Alton
7.8
How Alton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 71
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 74%Socioeconomic
- 66%Household composition
- 26%Racial/ethnic minority
- 71%Housing & transportation
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)
- 221Total filings over 11 yrs
- 3.66%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.0%Peak (2012)
- 25Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 32% 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.
- 17.4%Housing insecurity
- 12.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 23.1%Food insecurity
- 25.2%SNAP enrollment
- 11.4%Transit barriers
- 9.3%No health insurance
- 18.8%Frequent mental distress
- 37.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Alton
The severe-burden share is 34%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Against the Madison County average of 4.8, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.3 points. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10.
On the softer side, supply constraint reads 2.1/10. The poverty rate is 26%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Running hot, housing-court posture reads 7.8/10. SNAP participation runs 25.2% against 15.2% nationally. Court records carry 221 eviction filings across 11 observed years.
Average gross rent is $863, 15% below the Alton average. The worst year on record was 2012, when 5.0% of renter households were served.
In a typical year about 3.7% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 85% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 7.4/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
Statewide the IL average is 5.1, so this tract runs 2.0 points hotter.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 17119402400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17119402400?
Census tract 17119402400 in Alton scores 7.1/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 17119402400?
Median gross rent is $863/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17119402400?
26.1% of residents in tract 17119402400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,628.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17119402400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 74th, household 66th, minority 26th, housing 71th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17119402400?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 221 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 17119402400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.66% of renter households, peaking at 5.0% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 17119402400 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.4% 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. 12.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 17119402400 compare to Alton overall?
Tract 17119402400 scores 7.1/10, higher than the parent city of Alton at 5.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Alton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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