Census Tract · Ranked #22,213 of 84,120 nationally

Ecorse Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 26163579800 · Wayne County, MI · pop 1,650

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 26163579800 (Ecorse in Wayne County, Michigan) comes in at 5.8/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #26,831 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 15% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $914 a month while the average household earns $42,450 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 52% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.2

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 44% Owners 48%

Tract context

Occupied units537

Renter share51.8%

SVI overall0.93

Poverty rate23.7%

Median income$42,450

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Ecorse and the region

Centroid at 42.2450, -83.1449 · click any tract to drill in

Why Ecorse scores 5.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Ecorse

7.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.9

State political climate

Michigan legislature & governorship

3.3

Economic stress

23.7% poverty · this tract

5.9

Supply constraint

$914 rent vs county FMR

1.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from Ecorse

5.9

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.2

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Ecorse

7.4

Housing court bias

Inherited from Ecorse

7.2

How Ecorse compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 93

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

92%Socioeconomic
91%Household composition
72%Racial/ethnic minority
82%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
3%Grade B
53%Grade C
43%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

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.

28.3%Housing insecurity
21.6%Utility-shutoff threat
39.0%Food insecurity
40.5%SNAP enrollment
19.3%Transit barriers
15.5%No health insurance
25.0%Frequent mental distress
43.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Ecorse

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 7.4/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Ecorse, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Wayne County average of 6.4 and in line with the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 93rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

Part of this tract, about 43% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 26163579800

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163579800?

Census tract 26163579800 in Ecorse scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 26163579800?

Median gross rent is $914/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 15% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163579800?

23.7% of residents in tract 26163579800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,650.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163579800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 93th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 91th, minority 72th, housing 82th.

What share of households in tract 26163579800 struggle to pay rent?

About 28.3% 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. 21.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163579800 compare to Ecorse overall?

Tract 26163579800 scores 5.2/10, higher than the parent city of Ecorse at 3.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Ecorse; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 26163579800 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. 43% 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Ecorse

Top eight tracts in Ecorse ranked by composite eviction-risk score.