Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #39,308 of 84,120 nationally
Downtown Business District Eviction Risk: Moderate , Pekin
Tract 17179021000 · Tazewell County, IL · pop 5,279 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
With a score of 4.6/10, tract 17179021000 in the Downtown Business District area of Pekin, IL reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. 24% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units2,446
Renter share21.1%
SVI overall0.33
Poverty rate8.0%
Median income$66,037
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
57
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
72
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
45
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Pekin and the region
Centroid at 40.5604, -89.6402 · click any tract to drill in
Why Downtown Business District scores 4.6
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
8.0% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$776 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: 33
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 50%Socioeconomic
- 22%Household composition
- 4%Racial/ethnic minority
- 39%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.
- 11.0%Housing insecurity
- 6.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.2%Food insecurity
- 12.2%SNAP enrollment
- 7.2%Transit barriers
- 7.8%No health insurance
- 18.0%Frequent mental distress
- 30.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Downtown Business District
The main counterweight is economic stress at 2/10. Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 2.7/10.
Cost burden runs 44% here against 39.2% across Tazewell County. Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.1/10. Nationally it ranks #39,308 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
At 21% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 3.9/10.
Against average income of $66,037, annual rent is just 14%. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. It tracks the Tazewell County average of 4.2 closely.
Average gross rent is $776, close to the Pekin average.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 17179021000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17179021000?
Census tract 17179021000 in the Downtown Business District neighborhood scores 4.6/10 (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 17179021000?
Median gross rent is $776/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17179021000?
8.0% of residents in tract 17179021000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,279.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17179021000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 33th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 50th, household 22th, minority 4th, housing 39th.
Q5
Is tract 17179021000 considered part of Downtown Business District?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17179021000 fall within Downtown Business District (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 17179021000 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.0% 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. 6.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 17179021000 compare to Pekin overall?
Tract 17179021000 scores 4.6/10, 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.
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Highest-risk tracts in Pekin
Top eight tracts in Pekin ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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/ 10 · Elevated
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4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
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/ 10 · Moderate
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/ 10 · Low
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