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Neighborhood · Detroit, MI

Bethune Eviction Risk: Elevated

2 census tracts · pop 5,479 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10 · range 6–6

Bethune takes in 2 census tracts of Detroit, MI, population 5,479. The Eviction Risk Score is 6/10, in the Elevated tier. Severe burden reaches 46%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.

Annualized rent equals 72% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. Against a Detroit baseline of 35.9%, roughly two in three of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. 30.9% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.

The poverty rate is 30%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10.

On the high side is economic stress at 7.6/10. Disability prevalence reaches 44.4% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.8/10.

That places it #3 of 130 neighborhoods in Detroit. For a like-for-like read, Chandler Park and Mount Olivet score within a fraction of it.

Social vulnerability runs high at 7.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0 points apart at the extremes. Average gross rent runs $1,062, close to the Detroit average.

The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
6
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Bethune vs Detroit How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
67.6% +88%
Detroit: 35.9%
Average gross rent
$1,062 -1%
Detroit: $1,074
Average HH income
$17,779 -55%
Detroit: $39,575
Poverty rate
30.4% -4%
Detroit: 31.5%
Renter share
42.1% -15%
Detroit: 49.7%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Bethune and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 6–6

Why Bethune scores 6

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 3.3–3.3 across tracts
3.3
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.9–6.9 across tracts
6.9
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts
7.5
Rent control risk
68% of income on rent · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
42% renter households · Range 6.5–6.5 across tracts
6.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts
6.0
Economic stress
30.4% below poverty line · Range 7.5–7.7 across tracts
7.6
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–4.4 across tracts
2.8
Risk score comparison

Bethune vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Bethune score vs. parent city, state, U.S.6.0BethuneNeighborhood4.6Parent cityhost city4.2Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Bethune

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
26163537500 6 2,921 82% $1,302
26163537700 6 2,558 51% $788
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 74

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 84%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 58%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 97%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 39%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Bethune

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Bethune

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Bethune?

Bethune scores 6/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2

How does Bethune compare to Detroit overall?

Bethune scores 1.4 points higher than Detroit overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 68% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $1,062 vs $1,074.
Q3

What is the average rent in Bethune?

Average gross rent in Bethune is $1,062/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Bethune residents are renters?

42% of Bethune households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Detroit). The neighborhood has 5,479 residents.
Q5

Is Bethune a high social-vulnerability area?

Bethune sits in the 74th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

Which tracts in Bethune have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Bethune is census tract 26163537500 (score 6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6 to 6, a spread of 0 points.
Q7

How safe is Bethune for landlords?

Bethune carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Detroit as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Bethune?

Bethune has 5,583 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (96.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (1.9%), Other / Multiracial (0.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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