8 census tracts · pop 20,248 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4/10
· range 3–6
Castle Rouge spans 8 census tracts of Detroit, MI and houses 20,248 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4/10, Moderate tier. 39% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
Against a Detroit baseline of 35.9%, 64% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3 to 6, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. At $1,347 a month, rents sit 25% over what the rest of Detroit commands.
19.4% 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. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.9/10. Food insecurity affects 30.2% of adults, 12.4 points above the national rate.
The poverty rate is 16%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Among the 130 mapped neighborhoods of Detroit, it ranks #121 by risk, the lower third. For a like-for-like read, East English Village and Riverbend score within a fraction of it.
Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $62,385. 32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4
Moderate
8 tracts · population-weighted
Castle Rouge vs DetroitHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority85%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport25%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Castle Rouge
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
24.0%Housing insecurity
18.5%Utility shutoff threat
28.7%Food insecurity
28.9%SNAP enrollment
7.5%No health insurance
33.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Castle Rouge
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Castle Rouge?
Castle Rouge scores 4/10 (Moderate tier) across 8 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 Castle Rouge compare to Detroit overall?
Castle Rouge scores 0.6 points lower than Detroit overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 64% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $1,347 vs $1,074.
Q3
What is the average rent in Castle Rouge?
Average gross rent in Castle Rouge is $1,347/month (pop-weighted across 8 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Castle Rouge residents are renters?
32% of Castle Rouge households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Detroit). The neighborhood has 20,248 residents.
Q5
Is Castle Rouge a high social-vulnerability area?
Castle Rouge sits in the 49th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Castle Rouge have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Castle Rouge is census tract 26163544100 (score 6/10). Across the 8 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 6, a spread of 3 points.
Q7
How safe is Castle Rouge for landlords?
Castle Rouge carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4/10). Pop-weighted across 8 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 lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Castle Rouge?
Castle Rouge has 20,352 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (75%), White (non-Hispanic) (20%), Hispanic / Latino (2.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
