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Census Tract · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally

Midland Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 26111290600 · Midland County, MI · pop 2,557 · 78% of tract blocks fall in Midland

26111290600 is a census tract in Midland, MI. It scores 5.4/10 for landlords. Population here is 2,557. Severe burden reaches 32%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25% Stable renters 20% Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units887
Renter share45.0%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate17.1%
Median income$49,453

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
77 th percentile
Rank, 77th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 14 tracts In Midland
High
Within county
85 th percentile
Rank, 85th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 21 tracts In Midland County
High
Within state
82 th percentile
Rank, 82nd percentileLowHigh
#527 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
High
National
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#24,859 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Midland and the region

Centroid at 43.5914, -84.1965 · click any tract to drill in

Why Midland scores 5.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Midland
4.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
17.1% poverty · this tract
4.3
Supply constraint
$1,067 rent vs county FMR
4.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Midland
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Midland
7.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Midland
5.9

How Midland compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Midland risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.4This tracttract 2906004.0Midlandparent city4.0Countyavg tract in county4.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 86

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 96Total filings over 2 yrs
  • 8.89%Avg annual filing rate
  • 10.7%Peak (2016)
  • 54Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Midland

55% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly above the Midland County average of 40.9%. The dominant input is court filing pressure at 8.5/10. Against the Midland County average of 4.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.4 points.

On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.1/10. Court records carry 96 eviction filings across 2 observed years.

Filings peaked in 2016 at 10.7% of renter households. In a typical year about 8.9% of renter households face a filing.

That is riskier than roughly 70% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 8.8/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Statewide the MI average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.2 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.

Average gross rent is $1,067, close to the Midland average. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $49,453. 45% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 26111290600

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26111290600?

Census tract 26111290600 in Midland 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 26111290600?

Median gross rent is $1,067/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 26111290600?

17.1% of residents in tract 26111290600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,557.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 26111290600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 78th, household 68th, minority 24th, housing 98th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26111290600?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 96 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 26111290600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.89% of renter households, peaking at 10.7% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 26111290600 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.7% 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. 10.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 26111290600 compare to Midland overall?

Tract 26111290600 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Midland at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Midland eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Midland

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

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