Census Tract · Ranked #11,930 of 84,120 nationally

Westland Eviction Risk: Elevated

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

Westland is where census tract 26163565301 sits, home to 2,271 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 7.1/10. That is riskier than about 96% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 49% of renter households, a severe level, and 36% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,176 monthly, set against $29,769 in average yearly household income, roughly 47% of income at the averages. About 92% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

Elevated

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.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Westland and the region

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

Why Westland scores 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.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 80

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

92%Socioeconomic
49%Household composition
81%Racial/ethnic minority
54%Housing & transportation

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.

23.3%Housing insecurity
18.6%Utility-shutoff threat
31.0%Food insecurity
32.3%SNAP enrollment
16.1%Transit barriers
8.6%No health insurance
22.4%Frequent mental distress
38.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Westland

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at $1/10. 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 Westland 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 80th 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 23.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 18.6% 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 26163565301

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

Census tract 26163565301 in Westland scores 6/10 (Elevated 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 26163565301?

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

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.

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.

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.

How does tract 26163565301 compare to Westland overall?

Tract 26163565301 scores 6/10, higher than the parent city of Westland at 3.1/10. 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.