Census Tract · Ranked #31,159 of 84,120 nationally

Lincoln Park Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 26163577800 · Wayne County, MI · pop 5,066

Lincoln Park anchors census tract 26163577800, which lands at 7.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 96th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

56% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 48% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,596 monthly, set against $65,870 in average yearly household income, roughly 29% of income at the averages. Renters make up 23% of occupied homes.

Risk score

4.6

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 10% Owners 77%

Tract context

Occupied units1,892

Renter share23.5%

SVI overall0.52

Poverty rate22.0%

Median income$65,870

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lincoln Park and the region

Centroid at 42.2341, -83.1910 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lincoln Park scores 4.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Lincoln Park

7.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.9

State political climate

Michigan legislature & governorship

3.3

Economic stress

22.0% poverty · this tract

5.5

Supply constraint

$1,596 rent vs county FMR

6.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from Lincoln Park

6.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.7

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Lincoln Park

6.6

Housing court bias

Inherited from Lincoln Park

7.4

How Lincoln Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 52

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

73%Socioeconomic
62%Household composition
37%Racial/ethnic minority
19%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
17%Grade B
82%Grade C
0%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.

18.1%Housing insecurity
12.6%Utility-shutoff threat
24.3%Food insecurity
22.7%SNAP enrollment
12.0%Transit barriers
12.1%No health insurance
21.6%Frequent mental distress
36.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lincoln Park

The heaviest input here is housing court bias 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 Lincoln Park 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 White and ranks around the 52nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

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 26163577800

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163577800?

Census tract 26163577800 in Lincoln Park scores 4.6/10 (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 26163577800?

Median gross rent is $1,596/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163577800?

22.0% of residents in tract 26163577800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,066.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163577800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 52th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 73th, household 62th, minority 37th, housing 19th.

What share of households in tract 26163577800 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.1% 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. 12.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163577800 compare to Lincoln Park overall?

Tract 26163577800 scores 4.6/10, higher than the parent city of Lincoln Park at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lincoln Park eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 26163577800 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. 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Lincoln Park

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