Census Tract · Ranked #9,878 of 84,120 nationally

Inkster Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 26163570400 · Wayne County, MI · pop 5,842

Census tract 26163570400 sits in Inkster eviction risk, Michigan eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 7.7/10. That puts it among the highest-scoring tracts in the entire country, the top 1% nationally for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 57% of renter households, a severe level, and 36% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,097 a month against an average household income of $28,774 a year, roughly 46% of income at the averages. Renters make up 67% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.2

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 38% Stable renters 29% Owners 33%

Tract context

Occupied units2,004

Renter share67.2%

SVI overall0.98

Poverty rate52.4%

Median income$28,774

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Inkster and the region

Centroid at 42.3004, -83.3203 · click any tract to drill in

Why Inkster scores 6.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Inkster

7.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.9

State political climate

Michigan legislature & governorship

3.3

Economic stress

52.4% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$1,097 rent vs county FMR

3.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Inkster

7.9

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Inkster

9.4

Housing court bias

Inherited from Inkster

8.7

How Inkster compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 98

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

98%Socioeconomic
82%Household composition
84%Racial/ethnic minority
98%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
97%Grade C
3%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.

35.4%Housing insecurity
30.5%Utility-shutoff threat
48.8%Food insecurity
55.0%SNAP enrollment
24.9%Transit barriers
12.9%No health insurance
25.4%Frequent mental distress
46.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Inkster

What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Inkster eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

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

In CDC survey modeling, about 35.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 30.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

Part of this tract, about 3% 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 26163570400

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163570400?

Census tract 26163570400 in Inkster scores 6.2/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 26163570400?

Median gross rent is $1,097/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163570400?

52.4% of residents in tract 26163570400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,842.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163570400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 82th, minority 84th, housing 98th.

What share of households in tract 26163570400 struggle to pay rent?

About 35.4% 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. 30.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163570400 compare to Inkster overall?

Tract 26163570400 scores 6.2/10, higher than the parent city of Inkster at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Inkster eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 26163570400 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. 3% 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 Inkster

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