Within county
14
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 26121002701 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26121002701 · Muskegon County, MI · pop 4,863
Here is how census tract 26121002701, in Muskegon eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 4.4/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 4,863. That is riskier than about 20% of US census tracts.
0% 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 household income is about $89,813 a year. Renters make up 2% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 65% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 0%
Stable renters 2%
Owners 98%
Tract context
Occupied units1,882
Renter share2.0%
SVI overall0.20
Poverty rate5.5%
Median income$89,813
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
25
th percentile
Low
National
21
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Muskegon County and the region
Centroid at 43.1694, -86.1760 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 26121002701 scores 2.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
3.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
5.5% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
State baseline
3.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Tract 26121002701 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 20
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 18%Socioeconomic
- 24%Household composition
- 23%Racial/ethnic minority
- 38%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.
- 9.1%Housing insecurity
- 6.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.8%Food insecurity
- 9.8%SNAP enrollment
- 6.3%Transit barriers
- 5.8%No health insurance
- 17.0%Frequent mental distress
- 29.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 26121002701
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are set by Michigan eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores well below the Muskegon County average of 5.9 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 20th 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 9.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.4% 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 26121002701
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26121002701?
Census tract 26121002701 in Muskegon County scores 2.5/10 (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 poverty rate in tract 26121002701?
5.5% of residents in tract 26121002701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,863.
Q3
How socially vulnerable is tract 26121002701?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 20th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 18th, household 24th, minority 23th, housing 38th.
Q4
What share of households in tract 26121002701 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.1% 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. 6.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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