Within parent city
74
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #31,159 of 84,120 nationally
Westland Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 26163565302 · Wayne County, MI · pop 5,077
The Elevated-tier score of 6.5/10 for census tract 26163565302 reflects conditions in Westland, Michigan. That is riskier than about 87% of US census tracts.
46% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,218 a month against an average household income of $43,655 a year, roughly 33% of income at the averages. Renters make up 50% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23%
Stable renters 27%
Owners 50%
Tract context
Occupied units2,280
Renter share50.1%
SVI overall0.83
Poverty rate12.7%
Median income$43,655
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
48
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
73
th percentile
Elevated
National
63
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Westland and the region
Centroid at 42.3469, -83.4044 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westland scores 4.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
12.7% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$1,218 rent vs county FMR
3.8
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: 83
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 84%Socioeconomic
- 76%Household composition
- 67%Racial/ethnic minority
- 70%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.
- 19.4%Housing insecurity
- 14.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 24.7%Food insecurity
- 23.1%SNAP enrollment
- 12.4%Transit barriers
- 8.0%No health insurance
- 21.0%Frequent mental distress
- 31.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Westland
What moves this score most is 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 about the same as 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 Black and White and ranks around the 83rd 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 19.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.0% 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 26163565302
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163565302?
Census tract 26163565302 in Westland 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 26163565302?
Median gross rent is $1,218/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26163565302?
12.7% of residents in tract 26163565302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,077.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26163565302?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 76th, minority 67th, housing 70th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26163565302 struggle to pay rent?
About 19.4% 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. 14.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 26163565302 compare to Westland overall?
Tract 26163565302 scores 4.6/10, 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.
Tract · MI
26163565301
6
/ 10 · Elevated
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Norwayne
6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MI
26163567800
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MI
Norwayne
5.3
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MI
26163568000
5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MI
Norwayne
4.9
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MI
26163568800
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MI
26163567202
4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
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