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Joliet Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 17197883217 · Will County, IL · pop 3,981 · 92% of tract blocks fall in Joliet

Joliet is where census tract 17197883217 sits, home to 3,981 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 4.7/10. It lands near the 29th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 44% of renter households, a severe level, and 2% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,145 a month against an average household income of $83,681 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. Renters make up 22% of occupied homes.

Risk score

2.5

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 12% Owners 78%

Tract context

Occupied units1,147

Renter share22.1%

SVI overall0.12

Poverty rate5.0%

Median income$83,681

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Joliet and the region

Centroid at 41.5471, -88.2056 · click any tract to drill in

Why Joliet scores 2.5

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

5.0% poverty · this tract

1.3

Supply constraint

$2,145 rent vs county FMR

7.2

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: 12

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

22%Socioeconomic
47%Household composition
65%Racial/ethnic minority
1%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.

14.1%Housing insecurity
8.0%Utility-shutoff threat
15.2%Food insecurity
12.4%SNAP enrollment
8.0%Transit barriers
10.7%No health insurance
17.8%Frequent mental distress
24.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Joliet

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 7.2/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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 about the same as 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 14.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 12th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 17197883217

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17197883217?

Census tract 17197883217 in Joliet scores 2.5/10 (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 17197883217?

Median gross rent is $2,145/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17197883217?

5.0% of residents in tract 17197883217 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,981.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17197883217?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 12th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 22th, household 47th, minority 65th, housing 1th.

What share of households in tract 17197883217 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.1% 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. 8.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17197883217 compare to Joliet overall?

Tract 17197883217 scores 2.5/10, 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.