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Census Tract · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally

Romulus Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 26163585900 · Wayne County, MI · pop 2,869

Census tract 26163585900 sits in Romulus eviction risk, Michigan eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.8/10. On the national scale it ranks #26,835 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 36% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 7% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $916 monthly, set against $52,917 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 45% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 29% Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units1,383
Renter share45.0%
SVI overall0.79
Poverty rate11.5%
Median income$52,917

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 9 tracts In Romulus
Moderate
Within county
30 th percentile
Rank, 30th percentileLowHigh
#438 of 625 tracts In Wayne County
Low
Within state
52 th percentile
Rank, 52nd percentileLowHigh
#1,421 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
Moderate
National
43 th percentile
Rank, 43rd percentileLowHigh
#48,083 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Romulus and the region

Centroid at 42.2248, -83.4002 · click any tract to drill in

Why Romulus scores 3.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Romulus
7.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.9
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
11.5% poverty · this tract
2.9
Supply constraint
$916 rent vs county FMR
1.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Romulus
4.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Romulus
6.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Romulus
5.2

How Romulus compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Romulus risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.63.6This tracttract 585900Romulus: 3.43.4Romulusparent cityCounty: 4.64.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 79

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Romulus

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 6.4/10. 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 Romulus eviction risk, 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 predominantly White and ranks around the 79th 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 15.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 26163585900

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163585900?

Census tract 26163585900 in Romulus scores 3.6/10 (Lower 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 26163585900?

Median gross rent is $916/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163585900?

11.5% of residents in tract 26163585900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,869.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163585900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 74th, household 43th, minority 58th, housing 92th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 26163585900 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.9% 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. 11.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 26163585900 compare to Romulus overall?

Tract 26163585900 scores 3.6/10, right in line with the parent city of Romulus at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Romulus eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Romulus

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

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