Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally
Kentwood Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26081012902 · Kent County, MI · pop 5,043
Census tract 26081012902 runs through Kentwood in Kent County. With 5,043 residents, it scores 4.7/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 29% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
11% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,032 a month while the average household earns $64,130 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 20% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 80%
Tract context
Occupied units1,984
Renter share20.2%
SVI overall0.54
Poverty rate4.2%
Median income$64,130
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
29
th percentile
Low
Within state
28
th percentile
Low
National
23
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kentwood and the region
Centroid at 42.8617, -85.6526 · click any tract to drill in
Why Kentwood scores 2.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Kentwood
5.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.3
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
4.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,032 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Kentwood
5.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Kentwood
8.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Kentwood
5.0
How Kentwood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 54
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 55%Socioeconomic
- 58%Household composition
- 60%Racial/ethnic minority
- 39%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.
- 12.8%Housing insecurity
- 8.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 16.2%Food insecurity
- 12.9%SNAP enrollment
- 8.4%Transit barriers
- 9.0%No health insurance
- 17.5%Frequent mental distress
- 29.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Kentwood
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.1/10. 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 Kentwood eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Kent County average of 5.7 and below the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 12.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 54th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 26081012902
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26081012902?
Census tract 26081012902 in Kentwood scores 2.6/10 (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 26081012902?
Median gross rent is $1,032/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 11% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26081012902?
4.2% of residents in tract 26081012902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,043.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26081012902?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 55th, household 58th, minority 60th, housing 39th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26081012902 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.8% 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. 8.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 26081012902 compare to Kentwood overall?
Tract 26081012902 scores 2.6/10, lower than the parent city of Kentwood at 3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Kentwood eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Kentwood
Top eight tracts in Kentwood ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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