Census Tract · Ranked #41,206 of 84,120 nationally

Romeoville Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 17197880204 · Will County, IL · pop 6,038 · 72% of tract blocks fall in Romeoville

Tract 17197880204 sits in Romeoville eviction risk, IL, carrying an eviction-risk score of 4.5/10. It is home to 6,038 residents. 55% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the Will County average of 40.4%.

Risk score

4.5

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 13% Owners 71%

Tract context

Occupied units2,476

Renter share29.4%

SVI overall0.38

Poverty rate2.9%

Median income$87,444

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Romeoville and the region

Centroid at 41.6442, -88.1195 · click any tract to drill in

Why Romeoville scores 4.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Romeoville

5.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.4

State political climate

Illinois legislature & governorship

5.2

Economic stress

2.9% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$1,891 rent vs county FMR

5.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Romeoville

8.3

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

4.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Romeoville

4.2

Housing court bias

Inherited from Romeoville

5.9

How Romeoville compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 38

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

43%Socioeconomic
52%Household composition
59%Racial/ethnic minority
22%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.

11.5%Housing insecurity
6.4%Utility-shutoff threat
13.1%Food insecurity
10.5%SNAP enrollment
6.8%Transit barriers
10.8%No health insurance
15.0%Frequent mental distress
28.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Romeoville

Severe burden reaches 28%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. The clearest offset is economic stress at 1/10. On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.3/10.

Nationally it ranks #41,206 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.5/10. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured.

Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. It tracks the Will County average of 4.2 closely. Average gross rent is $1,891, close to the Romeoville average.

Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $87,444. 29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 17197880204

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17197880204?

Census tract 17197880204 in Romeoville scores 4.5/10 (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 17197880204?

Median gross rent is $1,891/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17197880204?

2.9% of residents in tract 17197880204 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,038.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17197880204?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 38th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 43th, household 52th, minority 59th, housing 22th.

What share of households in tract 17197880204 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.5% 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. 6.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17197880204 compare to Romeoville overall?

Tract 17197880204 scores 4.5/10, right in line with the parent city of Romeoville at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Romeoville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Romeoville

Top eight tracts in Romeoville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.