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Census Tract · Ranked #29,336 of 84,120 nationally

Westland Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 26163568000 · Wayne County, MI · pop 1,770

Census tract 26163568000 covers part of Westland, MI, and scores 5.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 1,770 residents. Cost burden runs 15% here against 46.6% across Wayne County.

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 parent city
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#5 of 24 tracts In Westland
High
Within county
55 th percentile
Rank, 55th percentileLowHigh
#279 of 625 tracts In Wayne County
Elevated
Within state
76 th percentile
Rank, 76th percentileLowHigh
#712 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
High
National
65 th percentile
Rank, 65th percentileLowHigh
#29,336 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
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-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
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.
Westland risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.2This tracttract 5680004.2Westlandparent city4.6Countyavg tract in county4.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 62

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Westland

The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.7/10. Average gross rent is $671, 42% below the Westland average. Running cool, supply constraint reads 1/10.

Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 8/10. Severe burden reaches 14%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. The poverty rate is 23%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.

Against the Wayne County average of 4.6, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.6 points. Nationally it ranks #29,336 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.6/10. Statewide the MI average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.0 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.

Annual rent works out to 19% of average household income of $42,292. 40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

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 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Westland

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

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