Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally
South Pekin Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 17179021801 · Tazewell County, IL · pop 5,298 · 36% of tract blocks fall in South Pekin
The Moderate-tier score of 5.2/10 for census tract 17179021801 reflects conditions in South Pekin, Illinois. That is riskier than about 46% of US census tracts.
About 49% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,239 a month against an average household income of $77,266 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 26% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units1,478
Renter share25.7%
SVI overall0.39
Poverty rate10.4%
Median income$77,266
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
45
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
39
th percentile
Low
National
35
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across South Pekin and the region
Centroid at 40.5106, -89.6483 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Pekin scores 3.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from South Pekin
4.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.7
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
10.4% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$1,239 rent vs county FMR
7.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from South Pekin
2.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from South Pekin
4.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from South Pekin
4.0
How South Pekin compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 39
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 48%Socioeconomic
- 27%Household composition
- 24%Racial/ethnic minority
- 47%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 14.9%Housing insecurity
- 9.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 17.8%Food insecurity
- 16.9%SNAP enrollment
- 9.1%Transit barriers
- 10.2%No health insurance
- 18.1%Frequent mental distress
- 32.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Pekin
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 7.4/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from South Pekin, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 39th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
In CDC survey modeling, about 14.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 17179021801
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17179021801?
Census tract 17179021801 in South Pekin scores 3.2/10 (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 17179021801?
Median gross rent is $1,239/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17179021801?
10.4% of residents in tract 17179021801 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,298.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17179021801?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 48th, household 27th, minority 24th, housing 47th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 17179021801 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.9% 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. 9.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 17179021801 compare to South Pekin overall?
Tract 17179021801 scores 3.2/10, lower than the parent city of South Pekin at 4.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from South Pekin; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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