2 census tracts · pop 3,384 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10
· range 6–6
Von Steuben spans 2 census tracts of Detroit, MI, population 3,384. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6/10, in the Elevated tier. Against a Detroit baseline of 35.9%, 50% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
SNAP participation is 48.4% of households versus 15.2% nationally. 33% 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. Food insecurity affects 44.6% of adults, 26.8 points above the national rate.
The poverty rate is 34%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. The dominant input is economic stress at 8.4/10.
On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.8/10. That places it #3 of 130 neighborhoods in Detroit.
For a like-for-like read, Chandler Park and Michigan-Martin score within a fraction of it. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0 points apart at the extremes. Average gross rent runs $1,080, close to the Detroit average.
Annual rent works out to 30% of average household income of $42,956. 52% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Von Steuben vs DetroitHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority98%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport54%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Von Steuben
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
34.3%Housing insecurity
28.2%Utility shutoff threat
44.2%Food insecurity
47.8%SNAP enrollment
10.4%No health insurance
40.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Von Steuben
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Von Steuben?
Von Steuben scores 6/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 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 Von Steuben compare to Detroit overall?
Von Steuben scores 1.4 points higher than Detroit overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $1,080 vs $1,074.
Q3
What is the average rent in Von Steuben?
Average gross rent in Von Steuben is $1,080/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Von Steuben residents are renters?
52% of Von Steuben households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Detroit). The neighborhood has 3,384 residents.
Q5
Is Von Steuben a high social-vulnerability area?
Von Steuben sits in the 67th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Von Steuben have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Von Steuben is census tract 26163503500 (score 6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6 to 6, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Von Steuben for landlords?
Von Steuben carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 Von Steuben?
Von Steuben has 3,288 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (93.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (4.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (2.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
