Census Tract · Ranked #16,850 of 84,120 nationally

Washington Park Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 17163502200 · St. Clair County, IL · pop 1,529

Census tract 17163502200 belongs to Washington Park, Illinois. It is home to 1,529 residents and scores 6.3/10, an elevated reading for landlords. It lands near the 83rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

100% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 62% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $31,938 a year. Renters make up 7% of occupied homes.

Risk score

5.6

Moderate

Confidence 70% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 0% Owners 93%

Tract context

Occupied units373

Renter share7.0%

SVI overall0.86

Poverty rate39.2%

Median income$31,938

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Washington Park and the region

Centroid at 38.6327, -90.0889 · click any tract to drill in

Why Washington Park scores 5.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Washington Park

5.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.4

State political climate

Illinois legislature & governorship

5.2

Economic stress

39.2% poverty · this tract

9.8

Supply constraint

tract rent vs county FMR

5.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Washington Park

3.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

4.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Washington Park

3.7

Housing court bias

Inherited from Washington Park

6.6

How Washington Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 86

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

88%Socioeconomic
99%Household composition
98%Racial/ethnic minority
23%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
2%Grade B
61%Grade C
2%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

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.

33.0%Housing insecurity
25.6%Utility-shutoff threat
43.9%Food insecurity
50.6%SNAP enrollment
20.9%Transit barriers
13.9%No health insurance
20.4%Frequent mental distress
43.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Washington Park

What moves this score most is economic stress at 9.8/10. 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 Washington eviction laws Park, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the St. Clair County average of 5.5 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 2% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

In CDC survey modeling, about 33.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 25.6% 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 17163502200

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17163502200?

Census tract 17163502200 in Washington Park scores 5.6/10 (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 poverty rate in tract 17163502200?

39.2% of residents in tract 17163502200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,529.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17163502200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 99th, minority 98th, housing 23th.

What share of households in tract 17163502200 struggle to pay rent?

About 33.0% 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. 25.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17163502200 compare to Washington Park overall?

Tract 17163502200 scores 5.6/10, higher than the parent city of Washington Park at 4.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Washington eviction laws Park; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 17163502200 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. 2% 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 Washington Park

Top eight tracts in Washington Park ranked by composite eviction-risk score.