Chinatown Eviction Risk: Moderate
5 census tracts · pop 10,465 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.9/10 · range 5.5–6
Chinatown takes in 5 census tracts of Detroit, MI, population 10,465. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.9/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. 49% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Detroit rate of 35.9%.
92% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. The poverty rate is 35%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Set annual rent against average household income of $34,581 and the ratio lands at 36%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
The severe-burden share is 25%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. What pushes the score up most is economic stress at 8.1/10. Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10.
Food insecurity affects 32.2% of adults, 14.4 points above the national rate. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 23.8% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. That places it #72 of 130 neighborhoods in Detroit.
For a like-for-like read, Conner Creek and Butler score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
The 5 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.5 points apart at the extremes.
With little internal variation, 5.9/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk
Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Risk heat across Chinatown and the region
Click any tract to drill in · 5 tracts span score 5.5–6
Why Chinatown scores 5.9
9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendlyChinatown vs. parent city, state, U.S.
Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).
How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Chinatown?
Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.
5 tracts in Chinatown
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract↕ | Score↕ | Pop↕ | % over 30% on rent↕ | Average rent↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26163520300 | 6 | 2,488 | 37% | $1,110 |
| 26163521800 | 6 | 1,758 | 47% | $309 |
| 26163522500 | 6 | 1,733 | 64% | $688 |
| 26163520400 | 6 | 1,607 | 51% | $1,085 |
| 26163520700 | 5.5 | 2,879 | 50% | $1,627 |
CDC SVI percentile: 76
Pop-weighted across 5 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Chinatown
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
- 21.9%Housing insecurity
- 18.3%Utility shutoff threat
- 29.4%Food insecurity
- 30.9%SNAP enrollment
- 8.4%No health insurance
- 33.7%Any disability
About Chinatown
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