Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #18,163 of 84,120 nationally
Allendale Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 26139024501 · Ottawa County, MI · pop 5,853
26139024501 is a census tract in Allendale, MI. It scores 6/10 for landlords. Population here is 5,853. 39% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 62%
Stable renters 27%
Owners 11%
Tract context
Occupied units2,102
Renter share88.9%
SVI overall0.33
Poverty rate58.6%
Median income$46,038
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
97
th percentile
Very High
Within state
95
th percentile
Very High
National
78
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Allendale and the region
Centroid at 42.9618, -85.9065 · click any tract to drill in
Why Allendale scores 6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Allendale
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.9
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
58.6% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,046 rent vs county FMR
2.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Allendale
8.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Allendale
9.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Allendale
8.9
How Allendale compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 33
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 72%Socioeconomic
- 0%Household composition
- 27%Racial/ethnic minority
- 73%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.
- 18.9%Housing insecurity
- 15.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 32.1%Food insecurity
- 33.2%SNAP enrollment
- 21.2%Transit barriers
- 9.5%No health insurance
- 31.1%Frequent mental distress
- 41.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Allendale
around two-thirds of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, far above the Ottawa County average of 38.7%. The score leans hardest on economic stress at 10/10.
The poverty rate is 59%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. This is renter territory: 89% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 9.1/10.
It sits 2.2 points above the Ottawa County average of 3.8. SNAP participation runs 33.2% against 15.2% nationally. Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 9.1/10.
Food insecurity runs 32.1% against 17.8% nationally. On the national scale it lands near the 78th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 3.9/10. Statewide the MI average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.8 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.
Average gross rent is $1,046, close to the Allendale average.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 26139024501
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26139024501?
Census tract 26139024501 in Allendale scores 6/10 (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 26139024501?
Median gross rent is $1,046/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 70% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26139024501?
58.6% of residents in tract 26139024501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,853.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26139024501?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 33th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 72th, household 0th, minority 27th, housing 73th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26139024501 struggle to pay rent?
About 18.9% 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. 15.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 26139024501 compare to Allendale overall?
Tract 26139024501 scores 6/10, higher than the parent city of Allendale at 4.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Allendale eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Allendale
Top eight tracts in Allendale ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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