Within parent city
70
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #31,159 of 84,120 nationally
Westland Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 26163568800 · Wayne County, MI · pop 3,466
The Elevated-tier score of 6.4/10 for census tract 26163568800 reflects conditions in Westland, Michigan. That is riskier than about 85% of US census tracts.
46% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,042 a month while the average household earns $47,210 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 92% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 42%
Stable renters 50%
Owners 8%
Tract context
Occupied units2,011
Renter share92.3%
SVI overall0.82
Poverty rate13.5%
Median income$47,210
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
47
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 42.3352, -83.3928 · 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
13.5% poverty · this tract
3.4
Supply constraint
$1,042 rent vs county FMR
2.6
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: 82
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 82%Socioeconomic
- 25%Household composition
- 75%Racial/ethnic minority
- 94%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.
- 20.7%Housing insecurity
- 15.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 25.8%Food insecurity
- 24.7%SNAP enrollment
- 13.5%Transit barriers
- 8.1%No health insurance
- 21.5%Frequent mental distress
- 31.9%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 20.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 82nd 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.
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 26163568800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163568800?
Census tract 26163568800 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 26163568800?
Median gross rent is $1,042/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26163568800?
13.5% of residents in tract 26163568800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,466.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26163568800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 82th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 82th, household 25th, minority 75th, housing 94th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26163568800 struggle to pay rent?
About 20.7% 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. 15.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 26163568800 compare to Westland overall?
Tract 26163568800 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.
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6
/ 10 · Elevated
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6
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.9
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
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