Within county
65
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #26,446 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 26049010502 Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 26049010502 · Genesee County, MI · pop 3,905
For landlords sizing up Genesee, census tract 26049010502 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.4/10. On the national scale it ranks #12,600 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 63% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 51% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $906 a month against an average household income of $49,375 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units1,604
Renter share39.0%
SVI overall0.74
Poverty rate26.2%
Median income$49,375
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
78
th percentile
High
National
69
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Genesee County and the region
Centroid at 43.0628, -83.7925 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 26049010502 scores 4.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
3.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
26.2% poverty · this tract
6.5
Supply constraint
$906 rent vs county FMR
4.2
Rent control risk
State baseline
3.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Tract 26049010502 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 74
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 71%Socioeconomic
- 86%Household composition
- 50%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.
- 17.3%Housing insecurity
- 13.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 24.4%Food insecurity
- 26.1%SNAP enrollment
- 12.5%Transit barriers
- 8.1%No health insurance
- 20.5%Frequent mental distress
- 41.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 26049010502
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 6.5/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are set by Michigan eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Genesee County average of 6.0 and above the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 74th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 17.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 26049010502
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26049010502?
Census tract 26049010502 in Genesee County scores 4.9/10 (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 26049010502?
Median gross rent is $906/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26049010502?
26.2% of residents in tract 26049010502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,905.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26049010502?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 86th, minority 50th, housing 57th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26049010502 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.3% 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. 13.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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