Within parent city
83
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #22,213 of 84,120 nationally
Westland Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 26163568000 · Wayne County, MI · pop 1,770
Tract 26163568000 covers Westland in Michigan. Home to 1,770 residents, it scores 5.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #29,885 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 15% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $671 a month against an average household income of $42,292 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 40% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 34%
Owners 60%
Tract context
Occupied units903
Renter share40.3%
SVI overall0.62
Poverty rate22.8%
Median income$42,292
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
55
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
81
th percentile
High
National
74
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Westland and the region
Centroid at 42.3170, -83.3987 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westland scores 5.2
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
22.8% poverty · this tract
5.7
Supply constraint
$671 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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: 62
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 59%Socioeconomic
- 74%Household composition
- 31%Racial/ethnic minority
- 57%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.
- 14.3%Housing insecurity
- 10.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 20.9%Food insecurity
- 20.9%SNAP enrollment
- 10.4%Transit barriers
- 7.9%No health insurance
- 18.7%Frequent mental distress
- 39.2%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 below the Wayne County average of 6.4 and in line with the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 14.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 62nd 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 26163568000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163568000?
Census tract 26163568000 in Westland scores 5.2/10 (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 26163568000?
Median gross rent is $671/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 15% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26163568000?
22.8% of residents in tract 26163568000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,770.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26163568000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 62th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 59th, household 74th, minority 31th, housing 57th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26163568000 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.3% 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. 10.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 26163568000 compare to Westland overall?
Tract 26163568000 scores 5.2/10, 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.
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6
/ 10 · Elevated
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6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MI
26163567800
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MI
Norwayne
5.3
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MI
Norwayne
4.9
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MI
26163565302
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MI
26163568800
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MI
26163567202
4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
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