Census Tract · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally
Wilmington Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 17197883401 ·
Will County, IL · pop 4,111 · 95% of tract blocks fall in Wilmington
Census tract 17197883401 covers part of Wilmington, IL, and scores 5.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,111. Pulling hardest the other way is supply constraint at 1/10.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%Stable renters 22%Owners 60%
Tract context
Occupied units1,659
Renter share39.4%
SVI overall0.56
Poverty rate10.4%
Median income$54,900
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100th percentile
#1 of 3 tracts In Wilmington
Very High
Within county
88th percentile
#22 of 172 tracts In Will County
High
Within state
63th percentile
#1,219 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Elevated
National
70th percentile
#24,859 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Wilmington and the region
Centroid at 41.3035, -88.1483 · click any tract to drill in
Why Wilmington scores 5.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Wilmington
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
10.4% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$806 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Wilmington
4.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Wilmington
2.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Wilmington
4.4
How Wilmington compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 56
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.
10.7%Housing insecurity
6.8%Utility-shutoff threat
13.0%Food insecurity
12.5%SNAP enrollment
7.2%Transit barriers
8.2%No health insurance
17.6%Frequent mental distress
29.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Wilmington
Severe burden reaches 23%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. It sits 1.2 points above the Will County average of 4.2. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 2.6/10.
Running cool, tenant-organizing strength reads 2.7/10. Against Will County at 40.4%, 45% of renters here are cost-burdened.
At $806 a month, rents run 9% under what the rest of Wilmington commands. Nationally it ranks #24,859 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 6/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
Rent consumes only 18% of average household income of $54,900, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. 39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 17197883401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17197883401?
Census tract 17197883401 in Wilmington 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 17197883401?
Median gross rent is $806/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17197883401?
10.4% of residents in tract 17197883401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,111.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17197883401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 56th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 46th, household 39th, minority 17th, housing 86th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 17197883401 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.7% 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. 6.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 17197883401 compare to Wilmington overall?
Tract 17197883401 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Wilmington at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wilmington; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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