Neighborhood · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally

Downtown Business District Eviction Risk: Moderate , Pekin

Tract 17179020800 · Tazewell County, IL · pop 3,051 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

For landlords sizing up the Downtown Business District neighborhood of Pekin, census tract 17179020800 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.3/10. That is riskier than roughly 50% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

40% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $760 a month while the average household earns $46,192 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

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.

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

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.

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.

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

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 7.1/10. 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 Pekin, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Tazewell 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 15.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 67th 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.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 17179020800

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17179020800?

Census tract 17179020800 in the Downtown Business District neighborhood scores 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 17179020800?

Median gross rent is $760/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.

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.

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.

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).

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.

How does tract 17179020800 compare to Pekin overall?

Tract 17179020800 scores 5/10, 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.