Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #21,564 of 84,120 nationally
Downtown Business District Eviction Risk: Moderate , Pekin
Tract 17179020900 · Tazewell County, IL · pop 1,660 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
17179020900 is a census tract in the Downtown Business District area of Pekin, IL. It scores 5.7/10 for landlords. Population here is 1,660. It sits 1.5 points above the Tazewell County average of 4.2.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units734
Renter share36.0%
SVI overall0.56
Poverty rate17.8%
Median income$44,286
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
86
th percentile
High
Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
67
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Pekin and the region
Centroid at 40.5580, -89.6622 · click any tract to drill in
Why Downtown Business District scores 5.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
17.8% poverty · this tract
4.5
Supply constraint
$770 rent vs county FMR
2.7
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: 56
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 67%Socioeconomic
- 55%Household composition
- 8%Racial/ethnic minority
- 53%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.
- 17.7%Housing insecurity
- 12.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 25.0%Food insecurity
- 27.6%SNAP enrollment
- 12.2%Transit barriers
- 12.0%No health insurance
- 21.7%Frequent mental distress
- 38.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Downtown Business District
SNAP participation runs 27.6% against 15.2% nationally. Pulling hardest the other way is supply constraint at 2.7/10.
On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.1/10. Food insecurity runs 25.0% against 17.8% 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 6.1/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. 39% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.
Average gross rent is $770, close to the Pekin average. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $44,286. 36% 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 17179020900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17179020900?
Census tract 17179020900 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 17179020900?
Median gross rent is $770/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17179020900?
17.8% of residents in tract 17179020900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,660.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17179020900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 56th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 67th, household 55th, minority 8th, housing 53th.
Q5
Is tract 17179020900 considered part of Downtown Business District?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17179020900 fall within Downtown Business District (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 17179020900 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.7% 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. 12.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 17179020900 compare to Pekin overall?
Tract 17179020900 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.
Tract · IL
Downtown Business District
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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Brentwood Manor
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · IL
Downtown Business District
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
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Sunset Hills
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · IL
Lake Whitehurst Cliffs
4.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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Holiday Hills
4.2
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · IL
17179021802
3.8
/ 10 · Low
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