1 census tracts · pop 1,647 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10
· range 6–6
Core City maps to a single census tract in Detroit, MI and houses 1,647 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6/10, in the Elevated tier. Against a Detroit baseline of 35.9%, 56% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
39.0% 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 dominant input is economic stress at 10/10.
The poverty rate is 59%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. SNAP participation is 67.9% of households versus 15.2% nationally. This is a renter market: 88% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
Set annual rent against average household income of $22,963 and the ratio lands at 40%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. The severe-burden share is 26%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Running cool is supply constraint, at 1/10. At $769 a month, rents sit 28% under what the rest of Detroit commands. On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10.
Among the 130 mapped neighborhoods of Detroit, it ranks #3 by risk, the upper third. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.4/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
One tract means one number: 6/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Core City vs DetroitHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority96%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport93%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Core City
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
44.7%Housing insecurity
39.0%Utility shutoff threat
60.6%Food insecurity
67.9%SNAP enrollment
16.1%No health insurance
51.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Core City
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Core City?
Core City scores 6/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 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 Core City compare to Detroit overall?
Core City scores 1.4 points higher than Detroit overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $769 vs $1,074.
Q3
What is the average rent in Core City?
Average gross rent in Core City is $769/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Core City residents are renters?
88% of Core City households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Detroit). The neighborhood has 1,647 residents.
Q5
Is Core City a high social-vulnerability area?
Core City sits in the 94th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Core City for landlords?
Core City carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Core City?
Core City has 1,620 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (97.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (1.5%), Other / Multiracial (0.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
