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Census Tract · Ranked #22,681 of 84,120 nationally

Westland Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 26163565301 · Wayne County, MI · pop 2,271

26163565301 is a census tract in Westland, MI. It scores 5.6/10 for landlords. Population here is 2,271. 36% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 45% Stable renters 47% Owners 8%
Tract context
Occupied units1,084
Renter share92.3%
SVI overall0.80
Poverty rate31.3%
Median income$29,769

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
96 th percentile
Rank, 96th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 24 tracts In Westland
Very High
Within county
62 th percentile
Rank, 62nd percentileLowHigh
#238 of 625 tracts In Wayne County
Elevated
Within state
84 th percentile
Rank, 84th percentileLowHigh
#465 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
High
National
73 th percentile
Rank, 73rd percentileLowHigh
#22,681 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Westland and the region

Centroid at 42.3446, -83.3914 · click any tract to drill in

Why Westland scores 5.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Westland
7.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.9
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
31.3% poverty · this tract
7.8
Supply constraint
$1,176 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Westland
6.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Westland
8.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Westland
6.2

How Westland compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Westland risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.6This tracttract 5653014.2Westlandparent city4.6Countyavg tract in county4.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 80

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 Westland

The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.7/10. Set annual rent against average income of $29,769 and the ratio lands at 47%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.

This is renter territory: 92% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. SNAP participation runs 32.3% against 15.2% nationally. The poverty rate is 31%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 8/10. On the high side, economic stress reads 7.8/10.

Against the Wayne County average of 4.6, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.0 points. Housing insecurity runs 23.3% against 14.2% nationally. Nationally it ranks #22,681 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.2/10. Statewide the MI average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.4 points hotter.

Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 49% of renters.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 26163565301

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163565301?

Census tract 26163565301 in Westland scores 5.6/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 26163565301?

Median gross rent is $1,176/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163565301?

31.3% of residents in tract 26163565301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,271.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163565301?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 80th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 49th, minority 81th, housing 54th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 26163565301 struggle to pay rent?

About 23.3% 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. 18.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 26163565301 compare to Westland overall?

Tract 26163565301 scores 5.6/10, higher than the parent city of Westland at 4.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Westland eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Westland

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

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