Within county
56
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 26139020503 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26139020503 · Ottawa County, MI · pop 3,858
Here is how census tract 26139020503, in Ottawa in Ottawa County, looks to a landlord: a 5.6/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 3,858. That is riskier than roughly 61% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
69% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 43% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,199 monthly, set against $92,188 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 5% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 1%
Owners 96%
Tract context
Occupied units1,594
Renter share4.5%
SVI overall0.09
Poverty rate6.7%
Median income$92,188
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
25
th percentile
Low
National
21
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Ottawa County and the region
Centroid at 43.1074, -86.1787 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 26139020503 scores 2.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
3.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.9
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
6.7% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,199 rent vs county FMR
3.8
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 26139020503 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 9
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 20%Socioeconomic
- 23%Household composition
- 7%Racial/ethnic minority
- 10%Housing & transportation
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)
- 69Total filings over 1 yrs
- 53.08%Avg annual filing rate
- 53.1%Peak (2018)
- 69Filings in 2018 (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.
- 7.0%Housing insecurity
- 5.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.1%Food insecurity
- 6.9%SNAP enrollment
- 5.1%Transit barriers
- 4.4%No health insurance
- 15.0%Frequent mental distress
- 26.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 26139020503
What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. 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 about the same as the Ottawa County average of 5.4 and in line with the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 7.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 69 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 53.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 53.1% of renter households in 2018.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 26139020503
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26139020503?
Census tract 26139020503 in Ottawa 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 average rent in tract 26139020503?
Median gross rent is $1,199/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26139020503?
6.7% of residents in tract 26139020503 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,858.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26139020503?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 9th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 20th, household 23th, minority 7th, housing 10th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26139020503?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 69 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 26139020503 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 53.08% of renter households, peaking at 53.1% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 26139020503 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.0% 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. 5.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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