Census Tract · Ranked #8,138 of 84,120 nationally

Port Huron Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 26147625001 · St. Clair County, MI · pop 1,579

For landlords sizing up Port Huron in St. Clair County, census tract 26147625001 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of $1/10. It lands near the 94th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 58% of renter households, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $820 a month while the average household earns $34,955 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. Renters make up 68% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.4

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 39% Stable renters 29% Owners 32%

Tract context

Occupied units731

Renter share68.1%

SVI overall0.73

Poverty rate33.5%

Median income$34,955

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Port Huron and the region

Centroid at 42.9808, -82.4250 · click any tract to drill in

Why Port Huron scores 6.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Port Huron

4.1

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.5

State political climate

Michigan legislature & governorship

3.3

Economic stress

33.5% poverty · this tract

8.4

Supply constraint

$820 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Port Huron

8.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.4

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Port Huron

7.8

Housing court bias

Inherited from Port Huron

8.4

How Port Huron compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 73

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

80%Socioeconomic
64%Household composition
49%Racial/ethnic minority
57%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.

18.7%Housing insecurity
16.0%Utility-shutoff threat
28.2%Food insecurity
32.3%SNAP enrollment
14.6%Transit barriers
9.9%No health insurance
23.3%Frequent mental distress
42.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Port Huron

The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 8.5/10. 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 inherited from Port Huron eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores well above the St. Clair County average of 5.5 and above the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 18.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 16.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 73rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 26147625001

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26147625001?

Census tract 26147625001 in Port Huron scores 6.4/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 26147625001?

Median gross rent is $820/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26147625001?

33.5% of residents in tract 26147625001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,579.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26147625001?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 73th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 64th, minority 49th, housing 57th.

What share of households in tract 26147625001 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.7% 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. 16.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26147625001 compare to Port Huron overall?

Tract 26147625001 scores 6.4/10, higher than the parent city of Port Huron at 3.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Port Huron eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Port Huron

Top eight tracts in Port Huron ranked by composite eviction-risk score.