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Neighborhood · Ranked #18,163 of 84,120 nationally

Morningside Eviction Risk: Elevated , Detroit

Tract 26163501900 · Wayne County, MI · pop 2,581 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Census tract 26163501900 covers part of the Morningside area of Detroit, MI, and scores 6/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 2,581 residents. 36% 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 28% Stable renters 25% Owners 47%
Tract context
Occupied units903
Renter share53.4%
SVI overall0.88
Poverty rate42.2%
Median income$41,964

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Morningside
Very High
Within parent city
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#48 of 274 tracts In Detroit
High
Within county
74 th percentile
Rank, 74th percentileLowHigh
#164 of 625 tracts In Wayne County
Elevated
Within state
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#141 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Detroit and the region

Centroid at 42.3953, -82.9401 · click any tract to drill in

Why Morningside scores 6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
42.2% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$998 rent vs county FMR
2.2
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 Morningside compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Morningside risk score vs. parent city / county / state6.0This tracttract 5019004.6Detroitparent city4.6Countyavg tract in county4.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 88

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

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 Morningside. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Morningside

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 10/10. SNAP participation runs 52.3% against 15.2% nationally. Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 9.7/10.

The poverty rate is 42%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 31.2% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.

Against the Wayne County average of 4.6, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.4 points. On the softer side, rent-regulation exposure reads 2/10.

53% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, above the Wayne County average of 46.6%. This ground was mapped B ("Still Desirable") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Detroit. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above.

Nationally it ranks #18,163 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 9/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the MI average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.8 points hotter.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. Average gross rent is $998, close to the Detroit average.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 26163501900

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163501900?

Census tract 26163501900 in the Morningside 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 26163501900?

Median gross rent is $998/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163501900?

42.2% of residents in tract 26163501900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,581.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163501900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 96th, minority 93th, housing 42th.
Q5

Is tract 26163501900 considered part of Morningside?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163501900 fall within Morningside (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 26163501900 struggle to pay rent?

About 36.5% 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. 31.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 26163501900 compare to Detroit overall?

Tract 26163501900 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 26163501900 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 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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