Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
Wingate Eviction Risk: Lower , Rockton
Tract 17201004002 · Winnebago County, IL · pop 5,897 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
Tract 17201004002 sits in the Wingate area of Rockton, IL, carrying an eviction-risk score of 3/10. Population here is 5,897. 24% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units2,346
Renter share26.1%
SVI overall0.05
Poverty rate7.4%
Median income$77,941
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
22
th percentile
Low
Within state
12
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Rockton and the region
Centroid at 42.4535, -89.0545 · click any tract to drill in
Why Wingate scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Rockton
5.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.1
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
7.4% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$965 rent vs county FMR
3.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Rockton
5.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Rockton
4.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Rockton
4.6
How Wingate compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 5
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 22%Socioeconomic
- 16%Household composition
- 19%Racial/ethnic minority
- 3%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Wingate. 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.
- 10.2%Housing insecurity
- 6.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.1%Food insecurity
- 11.1%SNAP enrollment
- 6.6%Transit barriers
- 7.4%No health insurance
- 17.0%Frequent mental distress
- 29.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Wingate
Pulling hardest the other way is economic stress at 1.9/10. Against the Winnebago County average of 4.3, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.3 points.
Cost burden runs 51% here against 44.4% across Winnebago County. Nationally it ranks #67,219 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Social vulnerability reads 1.5/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Rent consumes only 15% of average household income of $77,941, an unusually wide affordability cushion.
Statewide the IL average is 5.1, so this tract runs 2.1 points cooler. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured. Average gross rent is $965, close to the Rockton average.
26% 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 17201004002
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17201004002?
Census tract 17201004002 in the Wingate neighborhood 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 17201004002?
Median gross rent is $965/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17201004002?
7.4% of residents in tract 17201004002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,897.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17201004002?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 5th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 22th, household 16th, minority 19th, housing 3th.
Q5
Is tract 17201004002 considered part of Wingate?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17201004002 fall within Wingate (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 17201004002 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.2% 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. 6.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 17201004002 compare to Rockton overall?
Tract 17201004002 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Rockton at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Rockton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Rockton
Top eight tracts in Rockton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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