Census Tract · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally

Portage Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 26077002104 · Kalamazoo County, MI · pop 6,231

Here is how census tract 26077002104, in Portage eviction risk in Kalamazoo County, looks to a landlord: a 5.1/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 6,231. That is riskier than roughly 42% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

19% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,280 monthly, set against $92,635 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 8% of occupied homes.

Risk score

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 1% Stable renters 6% Owners 93%

Tract context

Occupied units2,203

Renter share7.5%

SVI overall0.15

Poverty rate4.0%

Median income$92,635

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Portage and the region

Centroid at 42.1940, -85.5786 · click any tract to drill in

Why Portage scores 2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Portage

6.3

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.9

State political climate

Michigan legislature & governorship

3.3

Economic stress

4.0% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$1,280 rent vs county FMR

5.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from Portage

4.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.1

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Portage

6.9

Housing court bias

Inherited from Portage

4.4

How Portage 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.

20%Socioeconomic
24%Household composition
11%Racial/ethnic minority
24%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.

6.4%Housing insecurity
4.6%Utility-shutoff threat
7.5%Food insecurity
6.1%SNAP enrollment
4.6%Transit barriers
4.3%No health insurance
14.9%Frequent mental distress
24.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Portage

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 6.9/10. 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 Portage eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Kalamazoo County average of 6.2 and below the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 15th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 6.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 26077002104

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26077002104?

Census tract 26077002104 in Portage scores 2/10 (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 26077002104?

Median gross rent is $1,280/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 19% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26077002104?

4.0% of residents in tract 26077002104 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,231.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26077002104?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 15th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 20th, household 24th, minority 11th, housing 24th.

What share of households in tract 26077002104 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.4% 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. 4.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26077002104 compare to Portage overall?

Tract 26077002104 scores 2/10, lower than the parent city of Portage at 3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Portage eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Portage

Top eight tracts in Portage ranked by composite eviction-risk score.