Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #22,213 of 84,120 nationally
Inkster Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 26163570500 · Wayne County, MI · pop 3,345
Eviction risk in Inkster eviction risk centers on tract 26163570500, which scores 7.3/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 3,345 residents. That is riskier than roughly 97% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 49% of renter households, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,119 a month while the average household earns $60,038 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 30% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units1,233
Renter share29.5%
SVI overall0.93
Poverty rate25.9%
Median income$60,038
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
56
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
81
th percentile
High
National
74
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Inkster and the region
Centroid at 42.2989, -83.3347 · click any tract to drill in
Why Inkster scores 5.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
25.9% poverty · this tract
6.5
Supply constraint
$1,119 rent vs county FMR
3.1
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: 93
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 84%Socioeconomic
- 74%Household composition
- 84%Racial/ethnic minority
- 96%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
- 93%Grade C
- 4%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.
- 28.1%Housing insecurity
- 22.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 36.8%Food insecurity
- 39.7%SNAP enrollment
- 18.5%Transit barriers
- 9.3%No health insurance
- 22.5%Frequent mental distress
- 39.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Inkster
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.4/10. 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 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.
The tract is predominantly 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 28.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 22.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 26163570500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163570500?
Census tract 26163570500 in Inkster 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 26163570500?
Median gross rent is $1,119/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26163570500?
25.9% of residents in tract 26163570500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,345.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26163570500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 93th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 74th, minority 84th, housing 96th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26163570500 struggle to pay rent?
About 28.1% 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. 22.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 26163570500 compare to Inkster overall?
Tract 26163570500 scores 5.2/10, 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.
Q7
Was tract 26163570500 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. 4% 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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Top eight tracts in Inkster ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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