Census Tract · Ranked #32,735 of 84,120 nationally

Westland Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 26163567202 · Wayne County, MI · pop 2,831

Eviction risk in Westland eviction risk centers on tract 26163567202, which scores 6.4/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 2,831 residents. On the national scale it ranks #12,688 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 42% of renter households, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,100 a month while the average household earns $56,117 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 55% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

4.5

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 32% Owners 45%

Tract context

Occupied units1,282

Renter share55.5%

SVI overall0.58

Poverty rate14.8%

Median income$56,117

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Westland and the region

Centroid at 42.3418, -83.3424 · click any tract to drill in

Why Westland scores 4.5

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

14.8% poverty · this tract

3.7

Supply constraint

$1,100 rent vs county FMR

3.0

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: 58

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

69%Socioeconomic
29%Household composition
58%Racial/ethnic minority
52%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
0%Grade B
2%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.

16.2%Housing insecurity
12.0%Utility-shutoff threat
20.6%Food insecurity
19.9%SNAP enrollment
10.7%Transit barriers
7.5%No health insurance
20.9%Frequent mental distress
32.6%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 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 16.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 58th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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 26163567202

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163567202?

Census tract 26163567202 in Westland scores 4.5/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 26163567202?

Median gross rent is $1,100/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163567202?

14.8% of residents in tract 26163567202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,831.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163567202?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 29th, minority 58th, housing 52th.

What share of households in tract 26163567202 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.2% 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. 12.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163567202 compare to Westland overall?

Tract 26163567202 scores 4.5/10, 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.

Was tract 26163567202 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 Westland

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