Within parent city
77
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #22,404 of 84,120 nationally
Royal Oak Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 26125183900 · Oakland County, MI · pop 2,550
Census tract 26125183900 is in Royal Oak, Michigan. It has a population of 2,550 and an eviction-risk score of 5.9/10 (Moderate tier). 42% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 23% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,499/month against a median household income of $116,167 — roughly 15% rent-to-income at the medians.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 65%
Tract context
Occupied units1,216
Renter share35.1%
SVI overall0.05
Poverty rate9.6%
Median income$116,167
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
63
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
60
th percentile
Elevated
National
73
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Royal Oak and the region
Centroid at 42.5013, -83.1311 · click any tract to drill in
Why Royal Oak scores 5.9
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
9.6% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$1,499 rent vs county FMR
5.9
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: 5
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 14%Socioeconomic
- 1%Household composition
- 20%Racial/ethnic minority
- 41%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
- 4%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.
- 7.3%Housing insecurity
- 5.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.0%Food insecurity
- 6.2%SNAP enrollment
- 5.2%Transit barriers
- 4.6%No health insurance
- 16.0%Frequent mental distress
- 18.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About tract 26125183900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26125183900?
Census tract 26125183900 in Royal Oak scores 5.9/10 (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 26125183900?
Median gross rent is $1,499/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26125183900?
9.6% of residents in tract 26125183900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,550.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26125183900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 5th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 14th, household 1th, minority 20th, housing 41th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26125183900 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.3% 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. 5.2% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 26125183900 compare to Royal Oak overall?
Tract 26125183900 scores 5.9/10 — 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 26125183900 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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