Within parent city
88
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #19,870 of 84,120 nationally
Royal Oak Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 26125183500 · Oakland County, MI · pop 2,416
Census tract 26125183500 is in Royal Oak, Michigan. It has a population of 2,416 and an eviction-risk score of 6.0/10 (Elevated tier). 47% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 17% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,226/month against a median household income of $42,778 — roughly 34% rent-to-income at the medians.
Risk score
6.0
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 33%
Stable renters 36%
Owners 31%
Tract context
Occupied units1,050
Renter share68.9%
SVI overall0.70
Poverty rate9.0%
Median income$42,778
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
71
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
65
th percentile
Elevated
National
76
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Royal Oak and the region
Centroid at 42.5138, -83.1929 · click any tract to drill in
Why Royal Oak scores 6.0
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Royal Oak
7.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
9.0% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$1,226 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Royal Oak
3.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Royal Oak
7.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Royal Oak
3.5
How Royal Oak compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 70
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 54%Socioeconomic
- 74%Household composition
- 65%Racial/ethnic minority
- 74%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C — Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 97%Grade C
- 0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org) — 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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.
- 16.8%Housing insecurity
- 14.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 24.3%Food insecurity
- 26.4%SNAP enrollment
- 12.7%Transit barriers
- 8.7%No health insurance
- 20.8%Frequent mental distress
- 32.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About tract 26125183500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26125183500?
Census tract 26125183500 in Royal Oak scores 6.0/10 (Elevated 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 26125183500?
Median gross rent is $1,226/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26125183500?
9.0% of residents in tract 26125183500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,416.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26125183500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 74th, minority 65th, housing 74th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26125183500 struggle to pay rent?
About 16.8% 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. 14.3% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 26125183500 compare to Royal Oak overall?
Tract 26125183500 scores 6.0/10 — right in line with the parent city of Royal Oak at 6.0/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Royal Oak eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q7
Was tract 26125183500 historically redlined?
Yes — this tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Elevated
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