3 census tracts · pop 4,078 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10
· range 4.6–6
Delray is a 3-tract neighborhood of Detroit, MI and houses 4,078 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6/10, in the Elevated tier. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 38.9% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
Food insecurity affects 55.2% of adults, 37.4 points above the national rate. The poverty rate is 38%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. The dominant input is economic stress at 9/10.
Annualized rent equals 32% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 1.5/10. 17% 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.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 4.6 to 6, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10.
42% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, higher than the Detroit rate of 35.9%. Average gross rent is $877, 18% below the Detroit average of $1,074.
Among the 130 mapped neighborhoods of Detroit, it ranks #3 by risk, the upper third.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.4 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6
Elevated
3 tracts · population-weighted
Delray vs DetroitHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority83%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport49%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Delray
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
38.6%Housing insecurity
28.9%Utility shutoff threat
54.6%Food insecurity
55.0%SNAP enrollment
29.2%No health insurance
49.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Delray
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Delray?
Delray scores 6/10 (Elevated tier) across 3 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 Delray compare to Detroit overall?
Delray scores 1.4 points higher than Detroit overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $877 vs $1,074.
Q3
What is the average rent in Delray?
Average gross rent in Delray is $877/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Delray residents are renters?
60% of Delray households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Detroit). The neighborhood has 4,078 residents.
Q5
Is Delray a high social-vulnerability area?
Delray sits in the 87th 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
Which tracts in Delray have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Delray is census tract 26163524300 (score 6/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.6 to 6, a spread of 1.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Delray for landlords?
Delray carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 Delray?
Delray has 3,593 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (67.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (23%), Black (non-Hispanic) (5.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
