Census Tract · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
Okemos Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26065005600 ·
Ingham County, MI · pop 2,922 · 18% of tract blocks fall in Okemos
Tract 26065005600 sits in Okemos eviction risk, MI, carrying an eviction-risk score of 3/10. It is home to 2,922 residents. The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.4/10.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%Stable renters 3%Owners 93%
Tract context
Occupied units1,070
Renter share6.5%
SVI overall0.15
Poverty rate4.3%
Median income$92,059
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
17th percentile
#6 of 7 tracts In Okemos
Very Low
Within county
0th percentile
#84 of 84 tracts In Ingham County
Very Low
Within state
26th percentile
#2,190 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
Low
National
20th percentile
#67,219 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Okemos and the region
Centroid at 42.6329, -84.4256 · click any tract to drill in
Why Okemos scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Okemos
6.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.6
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
4.3% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$1,140 rent vs county FMR
5.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Okemos
5.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Okemos
8.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Okemos
6.0
How Okemos compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 15
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.
6.5%Housing insecurity
4.5%Utility-shutoff threat
7.4%Food insecurity
6.0%SNAP enrollment
4.7%Transit barriers
4.6%No health insurance
14.0%Frequent mental distress
26.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Okemos
Running cool, economic stress reads 1.1/10. It sits 1.6 points below the Ingham County average of 4.6. Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.1/10.
54% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, above the Ingham County average of 46.5%. Food insecurity runs 7.4% against 17.8% nationally. Housing insecurity runs 6.5% against 14.2% nationally.
Average gross rent is $1,140, 12% below the Okemos average. Nationally it ranks #67,219 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Only 7% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
Social vulnerability reads 2.4/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Against average income of $92,059, annual rent is just 15%.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 26065005600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26065005600?
Census tract 26065005600 in Okemos 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 26065005600?
Median gross rent is $1,140/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26065005600?
4.3% of residents in tract 26065005600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,922.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26065005600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 15th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 16th, household 37th, minority 33th, housing 17th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26065005600 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.5% 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. 4.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 26065005600 compare to Okemos overall?
Tract 26065005600 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Okemos at 4.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Okemos eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Okemos
Top eight tracts in Okemos ranked by composite eviction-risk score.