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

Westland Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 26163567800 · Wayne County, MI · pop 4,478

26163567800 is a census tract in Westland, MI. It scores 5.6/10 for landlords. Population here is 4,478. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.7/10.

Risk score

5.6

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 24% Owners 52%

Tract context

Occupied units2,059

Renter share48.2%

SVI overall0.78

Poverty rate28.6%

Median income$54,148

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Westland and the region

Centroid at 42.3316, -83.3760 · 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

28.6% poverty · this tract

7.1

Supply constraint

$1,063 rent vs county FMR

2.7

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: 78

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

62%Socioeconomic
94%Household composition
58%Racial/ethnic minority
70%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
0%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.

17.9%Housing insecurity
14.0%Utility-shutoff threat
24.1%Food insecurity
25.1%SNAP enrollment
12.4%Transit barriers
8.0%No health insurance
20.9%Frequent mental distress
37.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Westland

Severe burden reaches 23%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. The poverty rate is 29%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 8/10.

SNAP participation runs 25.1% against 15.2% nationally. It sits 1.0 points above the Wayne County average of 4.6. On the softer side, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.7/10.

Average gross rent is $1,063, 8% below the Westland average. This ground was mapped C ("Definitely Declining") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Detroit. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above.

Nationally it ranks #22,681 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 8.1/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the MI average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.4 points hotter.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 26163567800

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163567800?

Census tract 26163567800 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.

What is the average rent in tract 26163567800?

Median gross rent is $1,063/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163567800?

28.6% of residents in tract 26163567800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,478.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163567800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 62th, household 94th, minority 58th, housing 70th.

What share of households in tract 26163567800 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.9% 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.

How does tract 26163567800 compare to Westland overall?

Tract 26163567800 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.

Was tract 26163567800 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.