Within county
84
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 26075005501 Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 26075005501 · Jackson County, MI · pop 2,504
Eviction risk in Jackson eviction risk in Jackson County centers on tract 26075005501, which scores 6.2/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 2,504 residents. On the national scale it ranks #16,527 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
48% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $945 a month against an average household income of $41,526 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 82% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 39%
Stable renters 43%
Owners 18%
Tract context
Occupied units1,663
Renter share81.9%
SVI overall0.58
Poverty rate28.1%
Median income$41,526
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
79
th percentile
High
National
70
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Jackson County and the region
Centroid at 42.2670, -84.4592 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 26075005501 scores 5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
3.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.0
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
28.1% poverty · this tract
7.0
Supply constraint
$945 rent vs county FMR
3.5
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 26075005501 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 58
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 46%Socioeconomic
- 53%Household composition
- 39%Racial/ethnic minority
- 75%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
- 7%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.
- 13.7%Housing insecurity
- 10.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 19.5%Food insecurity
- 20.2%SNAP enrollment
- 10.8%Transit barriers
- 8.1%No health insurance
- 20.2%Frequent mental distress
- 41.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 26075005501
The score leans hardest on economic stress at $1/10. 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 Jackson County average of 5.7 and above the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
In CDC survey modeling, about 13.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.7% 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 26075005501
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26075005501?
Census tract 26075005501 in Jackson County scores 5/10 (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 26075005501?
Median gross rent is $945/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26075005501?
28.1% of residents in tract 26075005501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,504.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26075005501?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 46th, household 53th, minority 39th, housing 75th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26075005501 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.7% 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. 10.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
Was tract 26075005501 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.
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