Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #18,163 of 84,120 nationally
Dexter-Fenkell Eviction Risk: Elevated , Detroit
Tract 26163530400 · Wayne County, MI · pop 1,186 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Census tract 26163530400 covers part of the Dexter-Fenkell area of Detroit, MI, and scores 6/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 1,186 residents. 65% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 52%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 33%
Tract context
Occupied units483
Renter share66.9%
SVI overall0.88
Poverty rate53.4%
Median income$22,380
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
48
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
90
th percentile
Very High
Within state
95
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Detroit and the region
Centroid at 42.3910, -83.1361 · click any tract to drill in
Why Dexter-Fenkell scores 6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Detroit
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.9
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
53.4% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$826 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Detroit
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Detroit
6.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Detroit
6.0
How Dexter-Fenkell compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 88
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 88%Socioeconomic
- 95%Household composition
- 96%Racial/ethnic minority
- 46%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 94%Grade C
- 0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Dexter-Fenkell. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 42.3%Housing insecurity
- 37.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 56.5%Food insecurity
- 64.5%SNAP enrollment
- 30.1%Transit barriers
- 13.1%No health insurance
- 26.1%Frequent mental distress
- 48.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Dexter-Fenkell
Cost burden runs 77% here against 46.6% across Wayne County. The dominant input is economic stress at 10/10. Food insecurity runs 56.5% against 17.8% nationally.
The poverty rate is 53%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Running hot, court filing pressure reads 9.7/10.
Annualized rent equals 44% of average household income of $22,380, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1/10. Disability prevalence runs 48.4% against 31.5% nationally.
67% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. Average gross rent is $826, 23% below the Detroit average.
It sits 1.4 points above the Wayne County average of 4.6.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 26163530400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163530400?
Census tract 26163530400 in the Dexter-Fenkell neighborhood scores 6/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 26163530400?
Median gross rent is $826/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 77% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26163530400?
53.4% of residents in tract 26163530400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,186.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26163530400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 95th, minority 96th, housing 46th.
Q5
Is tract 26163530400 considered part of Dexter-Fenkell?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163530400 fall within Dexter-Fenkell (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 26163530400 struggle to pay rent?
About 42.3% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 37.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26163530400 compare to Detroit overall?
Tract 26163530400 scores 6/10, higher than the parent city of Detroit at 4.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Detroit eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 26163530400 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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