Neighborhood · Ranked #21,564 of 84,120 nationally
Downtown Business District Eviction Risk: Moderate , Pekin
Tract 17179020800 ·
Tazewell County, IL · pop 3,051 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
Tract 17179020800 sits in the Downtown Business District area of Pekin, IL, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5.7/10. Against the Tazewell County average of 4.2, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.5 points.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%Stable renters 24%Owners 60%
Tract context
Occupied units1,232
Renter share40.1%
SVI overall0.67
Poverty rate19.5%
Median income$46,192
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100th percentile
#1 of 3 tracts In Downtown Business District
Very High
Within parent city
100th percentile
#1 of 8 tracts In Pekin
Very High
Within county
97th percentile
#2 of 30 tracts In Tazewell County
Very High
Within state
67th percentile
#1,067 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Pekin and the region
Centroid at 40.5841, -89.6530 · click any tract to drill in
Why Downtown Business District scores 5.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Pekin
4.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.7
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
19.5% poverty · this tract
4.9
Supply constraint
$760 rent vs county FMR
2.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Pekin
4.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Pekin
7.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Pekin
5.2
How Downtown Business District compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 67
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
67%Socioeconomic
68%Household composition
5%Racial/ethnic minority
76%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Downtown Business District. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
15.0%Housing insecurity
10.6%Utility-shutoff threat
20.3%Food insecurity
22.5%SNAP enrollment
10.4%Transit barriers
9.5%No health insurance
20.5%Frequent mental distress
35.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Downtown Business District
The main counterweight is supply constraint at 2.6/10. The poverty rate is 20%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.1/10.
The severe-burden share is 9%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. SNAP participation runs 22.5% against 15.2% nationally.
On the national scale it lands near the 74th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 7/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.
40% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. Average gross rent is $760, close to the Pekin average. Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $46,192.
40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 17179020800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17179020800?
Census tract 17179020800 in the Downtown Business District neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 17179020800?
Median gross rent is $760/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17179020800?
19.5% of residents in tract 17179020800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,051.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17179020800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 67th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 67th, household 68th, minority 5th, housing 76th.
Q5
Is tract 17179020800 considered part of Downtown Business District?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17179020800 fall within Downtown Business District (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 17179020800 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.0% 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. 10.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 17179020800 compare to Pekin overall?
Tract 17179020800 scores 5.7/10, higher than the parent city of Pekin at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Pekin; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Pekin
Top eight tracts in Pekin ranked by composite eviction-risk score.