Census Tract · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally

Southgate Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 26163581900 · Wayne County, MI · pop 4,689

Eviction risk in Southgate eviction risk in Wayne County centers on tract 26163581900, which scores 5.6/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 4,689 residents. It lands near the 61st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

18% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,370 monthly, set against $73,781 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 12% of occupied homes.

Risk score

3.1

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 2% Stable renters 10% Owners 88%

Tract context

Occupied units1,793

Renter share12.4%

SVI overall0.11

Poverty rate12.7%

Median income$73,781

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Southgate and the region

Centroid at 42.2066, -83.1869 · click any tract to drill in

Why Southgate scores 3.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Southgate

7.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.9

State political climate

Michigan legislature & governorship

3.3

Economic stress

12.7% poverty · this tract

3.2

Supply constraint

$1,370 rent vs county FMR

4.9

Rent control risk

Inherited from Southgate

5.4

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.1

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Southgate

7.2

Housing court bias

Inherited from Southgate

5.2

How Southgate compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 11

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

40%Socioeconomic
11%Household composition
37%Racial/ethnic minority
4%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
1%Grade B
1%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.

12.8%Housing insecurity
8.8%Utility-shutoff threat
15.9%Food insecurity
14.0%SNAP enrollment
8.5%Transit barriers
7.8%No health insurance
19.9%Frequent mental distress
31.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Southgate

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 7.2/10. 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 Southgate 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 12.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 11th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 26163581900

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163581900?

Census tract 26163581900 in Southgate scores 3.1/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 26163581900?

Median gross rent is $1,370/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 18% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163581900?

12.7% of residents in tract 26163581900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,689.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163581900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 11th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 40th, household 11th, minority 37th, housing 4th.

What share of households in tract 26163581900 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.8% 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. 8.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163581900 compare to Southgate overall?

Tract 26163581900 scores 3.1/10, right in line with the parent city of Southgate at 3.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Southgate eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 26163581900 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 Southgate

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