Within parent city
47
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally
Joliet Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 17197881604 · Will County, IL · pop 2,539 · 64% of tract blocks fall in Joliet
Joliet anchors census tract 17197881604, which lands at 4.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 26% of US census tracts.
47% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,418 monthly, set against $72,055 in average yearly household income, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 45% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.8
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%
Stable renters 24%
Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units1,165
Renter share45.3%
SVI overall0.57
Poverty rate6.1%
Median income$72,055
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
74
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
34
th percentile
Low
National
27
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Joliet and the region
Centroid at 41.5477, -88.1338 · click any tract to drill in
Why Joliet scores 2.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Joliet
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
6.1% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$1,418 rent vs county FMR
3.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Joliet
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Joliet
3.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Joliet
3.5
How Joliet compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 57
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 55%Socioeconomic
- 69%Household composition
- 76%Racial/ethnic minority
- 33%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.
- 16.1%Housing insecurity
- 9.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 17.5%Food insecurity
- 15.3%SNAP enrollment
- 9.0%Transit barriers
- 10.9%No health insurance
- 17.3%Frequent mental distress
- 26.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Joliet
The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at 3.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Joliet eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Will County average of 4.9 and below the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 16.1% 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.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 57th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 17197881604
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17197881604?
Census tract 17197881604 in Joliet scores 2.8/10 (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 17197881604?
Median gross rent is $1,418/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17197881604?
6.1% of residents in tract 17197881604 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,539.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17197881604?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 57th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 55th, household 69th, minority 76th, housing 33th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 17197881604 struggle to pay rent?
About 16.1% 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 17197881604 compare to Joliet overall?
Tract 17197881604 scores 2.8/10, lower than the parent city of Joliet at 4.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Joliet eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Joliet
Top eight tracts in Joliet ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · IL
Raynor Park
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · IL
17197882000
5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · IL
17197882802
5
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · IL
Forest Park
4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · IL
Ingalls Park
4.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · IL
Forest Park
4.2
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · IL
17197882500
4.1
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · IL
Raynor Park
3.9
/ 10 · Low
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