Census Tract · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally

Joliet Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 17197883210 · Will County, IL · pop 2,552 · 59% of tract blocks fall in Joliet

With a score of $1/10, tract 17197883210 in Joliet in Will County ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 2,552 residents. On the national scale it ranks #73,773 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 27% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $954 monthly, set against $72,740 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 38% of occupied homes.

Risk score

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 28% Owners 62%

Tract context

Occupied units1,465

Renter share38.2%

SVI overall0.42

Poverty rate9.9%

Median income$72,740

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Joliet and the region

Centroid at 41.5244, -88.1654 · click any tract to drill in

Why Joliet scores 3

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

9.9% poverty · this tract

2.5

Supply constraint

$954 rent vs county FMR

1.0

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: 42

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

33%Socioeconomic
54%Household composition
44%Racial/ethnic minority
48%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.

8.3%Housing insecurity
5.3%Utility-shutoff threat
9.8%Food insecurity
8.9%SNAP enrollment
5.6%Transit barriers
6.9%No health insurance
13.8%Frequent mental distress
28.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Joliet

What moves this score most is 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 8.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 42nd 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 17197883210

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17197883210?

Census tract 17197883210 in Joliet scores 3/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 17197883210?

Median gross rent is $954/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17197883210?

9.9% of residents in tract 17197883210 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,552.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17197883210?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 42th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 33th, household 54th, minority 44th, housing 48th.

What share of households in tract 17197883210 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.3% 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. 5.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17197883210 compare to Joliet overall?

Tract 17197883210 scores 3/10, 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.