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Census Tract · Ranked #37,857 of 84,120 nationally

Lockport Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 17197881010 · Will County, IL · pop 4,201 · 38% of tract blocks fall in Lockport

Census tract 17197881010 is in Lockport, Illinois. It has a population of 4,201 and an eviction-risk score of 5.4/10 (Moderate tier). 64% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 22% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,856/month against a median household income of $119,338 — roughly 19% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 5% Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units1,433
Renter share14.5%
SVI overall0.05
Poverty rate4.1%
Median income$119,338

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
80 th percentile
Rank — 80th percentileBottomTop
#2 of 6 tracts In Lockport
High
Within county
74 th percentile
Rank — 74th percentileBottomTop
#45 of 172 tracts In Will County
Elevated
Within state
52 th percentile
Rank — 52th percentileBottomTop
#1,553 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Moderate
National
55 th percentile
Rank — 55th percentileBottomTop
#37,857 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Lockport and the region

Centroid at 41.5735, -87.9836 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lockport scores 5.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Lockport
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
4.1% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,856 rent vs county FMR
5.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lockport
5.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lockport
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lockport
4.7

How Lockport compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Lockport risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.45.4This tracttract 881010Lockport: 5.25.2Lockportparent cityCounty: 4.94.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.45.4Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 5

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

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.

Frequently asked

About tract 17197881010

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17197881010?

Census tract 17197881010 in Lockport scores 5.4/10 (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 17197881010?

Median gross rent is $1,856/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17197881010?

4.1% of residents in tract 17197881010 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,201.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17197881010?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 5th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 18th, household 8th, minority 37th, housing 4th.

Q5

What share of households in tract 17197881010 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.4% 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. 5.1% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

Q6

How does tract 17197881010 compare to Lockport overall?

Tract 17197881010 scores 5.4/10 — right in line with the parent city of Lockport at 5.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lockport; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Lockport

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

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