Census Tract · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally

Tract 17163502300 Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 17163502300 · St. Clair County, IL · pop 5,158

St. Clair in St. Clair County is where census tract 17163502300 sits, home to 5,158 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is $1/10. It lands near the 75th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 48% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $788 a month while the average household earns $37,295 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 44% of occupied homes.

Risk score

5.5

Moderate

Confidence 65% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 21% Stable renters 23% Owners 56%

Tract context

Occupied units2,015

Renter share44.5%

SVI overall0.84

Poverty rate33.8%

Median income$37,295

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across St. Clair County and the region

Centroid at 38.5806, -90.1918 · click any tract to drill in

Why Tract 17163502300 scores 5.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

State baseline

5.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.4

State political climate

Illinois legislature & governorship

5.2

Economic stress

33.8% poverty · this tract

8.4

Supply constraint

$788 rent vs county FMR

1.5

Rent control risk

State baseline

5.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.0

Tenant organizing strength

State baseline

4.0

Housing court bias

State baseline

5.0

How Tract 17163502300 compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 84

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

89%Socioeconomic
83%Household composition
77%Racial/ethnic minority
54%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
0%Grade B
5%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.

29.9%Housing insecurity
23.0%Utility-shutoff threat
38.7%Food insecurity
44.8%SNAP enrollment
19.1%Transit barriers
12.3%No health insurance
22.3%Frequent mental distress
39.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Tract 17163502300

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 8.4/10. 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 set by Illinois eviction laws law, 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.

The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 84th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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.

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 17163502300

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17163502300?

Census tract 17163502300 in St. Clair County scores 5.5/10 (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 17163502300?

Median gross rent is $788/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17163502300?

33.8% of residents in tract 17163502300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,158.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17163502300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 83th, minority 77th, housing 54th.

What share of households in tract 17163502300 struggle to pay rent?

About 29.9% 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. 23.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

Was tract 17163502300 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.