Census Tract · Ranked #52,479 of 84,120 nationally
Joliet Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 17197883206 ·
Will County, IL · pop 4,476 · 98% of tract blocks fall in Joliet
Tract 17197883206 sits in Joliet eviction risk, IL, carrying an eviction-risk score of 3.8/10. It is home to 4,476 residents. The clearest offset is economic stress at 1.2/10.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%Stable renters 16%Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units1,783
Renter share25.2%
SVI overall0.40
Poverty rate4.7%
Median income$97,125
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
31th percentile
#32 of 46 tracts In Joliet
Low
Within county
48th percentile
#90 of 172 tracts In Will County
Moderate
Within state
30th percentile
#2,285 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Low
National
38th percentile
#52,479 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Joliet and the region
Centroid at 41.5293, -88.1507 · click any tract to drill in
Why Joliet scores 3.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
4.7% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,125 rent vs county FMR
1.4
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: 40
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
11.6%Housing insecurity
6.6%Utility-shutoff threat
12.6%Food insecurity
10.4%SNAP enrollment
6.8%Transit barriers
9.4%No health insurance
15.9%Frequent mental distress
27.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Joliet
Running cool, supply constraint reads 1.4/10. Well under the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 2/10.
10% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Average gross rent is $1,125, 12% below the Joliet average. Nationally it ranks #52,479 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Social vulnerability reads 4.6/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Rent consumes only 14% of average household income of $97,125, an unusually wide affordability cushion.
Statewide the IL average is 5.1, so this tract runs 1.3 points cooler. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.
Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. 37% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 17197883206
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17197883206?
Census tract 17197883206 in Joliet scores 3.8/10 (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 17197883206?
Median gross rent is $1,125/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17197883206?
4.7% of residents in tract 17197883206 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,476.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17197883206?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 23th, household 12th, minority 59th, housing 85th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 17197883206 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.6% 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. 6.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 17197883206 compare to Joliet overall?
Tract 17197883206 scores 3.8/10, right in line with the parent city of Joliet at 3.8/10. 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.