Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally
Sherwood Eviction Risk: Lower , Jerome
Tract 17167002801 · Sangamon County, IL · pop 3,193 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
Census tract 17167002801 belongs to the Sherwood area of Jerome, Illinois. It is home to 3,193 residents and scores 5.5/10, a moderate reading for landlords. That is riskier than about 57% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 63% of renter households, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $934 a month while the average household earns $48,661 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 60%
Tract context
Occupied units1,421
Renter share39.7%
SVI overall0.72
Poverty rate18.3%
Median income$48,661
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
51
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
52
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Jerome and the region
Centroid at 39.7682, -89.6724 · click any tract to drill in
Why Sherwood scores 3.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Jerome
5.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.8
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
18.3% poverty · this tract
4.6
Supply constraint
$934 rent vs county FMR
3.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Jerome
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Jerome
6.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Jerome
3.2
How Sherwood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 72
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 64%Socioeconomic
- 95%Household composition
- 47%Racial/ethnic minority
- 49%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
- 52%Grade C
- 22%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
Within Sherwood. 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.
- 16.1%Housing insecurity
- 11.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 20.4%Food insecurity
- 21.8%SNAP enrollment
- 10.7%Transit barriers
- 9.2%No health insurance
- 19.4%Frequent mental distress
- 33.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Sherwood
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 6.7/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Jerome, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Sangamon County average of 4.9 and in line with the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 72nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
Part of this tract, about 22% 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 17167002801
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17167002801?
Census tract 17167002801 in the Sherwood neighborhood scores 3.9/10 (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 17167002801?
Median gross rent is $934/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17167002801?
18.3% of residents in tract 17167002801 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,193.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17167002801?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 64th, household 95th, minority 47th, housing 49th.
Q5
Is tract 17167002801 considered part of Sherwood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17167002801 fall within Sherwood (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 17167002801 struggle to pay rent?
About 16.1% 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. 11.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 17167002801 compare to Jerome overall?
Tract 17167002801 scores 3.9/10, right in line with the parent city of Jerome at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Jerome; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 17167002801 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. 22% 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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