Neighborhood · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally

University East Eviction Risk: Moderate , Peoria

Tract 17143001800 · Peoria County, IL · pop 2,960 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

17143001800 is a census tract in the University East area of Peoria, IL. It scores 5.4/10 for landlords. Population here is 2,960. The severe-burden share is 56%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score

5.4

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 42% Stable renters 18% Owners 40%

Tract context

Occupied units1,291

Renter share59.3%

SVI overall0.94

Poverty rate33.3%

Median income$35,377

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Peoria and the region

Centroid at 40.7015, -89.6066 · click any tract to drill in

Why University East scores 5.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Peoria

4.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.3

State political climate

Illinois legislature & governorship

5.2

Economic stress

33.3% poverty · this tract

8.3

Supply constraint

$846 rent vs county FMR

3.4

Rent control risk

Inherited from Peoria

2.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Peoria

3.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Peoria

3.5

How University East compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 94

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

91%Socioeconomic
62%Household composition
66%Racial/ethnic minority
98%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
21%Grade B
76%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.

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.

22.0%Housing insecurity
15.7%Utility-shutoff threat
29.2%Food insecurity
30.6%SNAP enrollment
15.9%Transit barriers
11.8%No health insurance
22.5%Frequent mental distress
35.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in University East

70% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well clear of the Peoria County average of 45.5%. The poverty rate is 33%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. What pushes it up most is economic stress at 8.3/10.

SNAP participation runs 30.6% against 15.2% nationally. Running cool, rent-regulation exposure reads 2/10.

Against the Peoria County average of 4.3, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.1 points. At $846 a month, rents run 16% under what the rest of Peoria commands. Housing insecurity runs 22.0% against 14.2% nationally.

On the softer side, tenant-organizing strength reads 3/10. This ground was mapped C ("Definitely Declining") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Peoria. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above. On the national scale it lands near the 70th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 17143001800

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17143001800?

Census tract 17143001800 in the University East neighborhood 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.

What is the average rent in tract 17143001800?

Median gross rent is $846/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 70% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17143001800?

33.3% of residents in tract 17143001800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,960.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17143001800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 62th, minority 66th, housing 98th.

Is tract 17143001800 considered part of University East?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17143001800 fall within University East (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 17143001800 struggle to pay rent?

About 22.0% 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. 15.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17143001800 compare to Peoria overall?

Tract 17143001800 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Peoria at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Peoria eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 17143001800 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.

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