5 census tracts · pop 6,409 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10
· range 4.5–6
Midwest spans 5 census tracts of Detroit, MI, population 6,409. The Eviction Risk Score is 6/10, in the Elevated tier. Severe burden reaches 42%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
59% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Detroit rate of 35.9%. SNAP participation is 49.6% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 35.0% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. The poverty rate is 36%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Set annual rent against average household income of $33,687 and the ratio lands at 36%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is economic stress at 8.4/10. On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 4.5 to 6, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.
Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.3/10. At $1,000 a month, rents sit 7% under what the rest of Detroit commands.
Among the 130 mapped neighborhoods of Detroit, it ranks #3 by risk, the upper third. For a like-for-like read, Chandler Park and Mount Olivet score within a fraction of it.
Social vulnerability runs high at 9/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.5 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6
Elevated
5 tracts · population-weighted
Midwest vs DetroitHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority95%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport63%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Midwest
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
34.7%Housing insecurity
28.5%Utility shutoff threat
45.8%Food insecurity
49.1%SNAP enrollment
13.5%No health insurance
43.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Midwest
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Midwest?
Midwest scores 6/10 (Elevated tier) across 5 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 Midwest compare to Detroit overall?
Midwest scores 1.4 points higher than Detroit overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 59% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $1,000 vs $1,074.
Q3
What is the average rent in Midwest?
Average gross rent in Midwest is $1,000/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Midwest residents are renters?
44% of Midwest households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Detroit). The neighborhood has 6,409 residents.
Q5
Is Midwest a high social-vulnerability area?
Midwest sits in the 89th 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 Midwest have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Midwest is census tract 26163527900 (score 6/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.5 to 6, a spread of 1.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Midwest for landlords?
Midwest carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6/10). Pop-weighted across 5 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 Midwest?
Midwest has 6,442 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (80.4%), Hispanic / Latino (11.6%), Other / Multiracial (4.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
