Within county
60
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 26077002910 Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 26077002910 · Kalamazoo County, MI · pop 4,808
Here is how census tract 26077002910, in Kalamazoo eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a $1/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 4,808. That is riskier than about 75% of US census tracts.
About 43% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,177 a month against an average household income of $69,282 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 38% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units1,829
Renter share37.6%
SVI overall0.58
Poverty rate22.5%
Median income$69,282
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
63
th percentile
Elevated
National
53
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kalamazoo County and the region
Centroid at 42.2610, -85.6978 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 26077002910 scores 4.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
3.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
22.5% poverty · this tract
5.6
Supply constraint
$1,177 rent vs county FMR
5.0
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 26077002910 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.
- 61%Socioeconomic
- 51%Household composition
- 46%Racial/ethnic minority
- 53%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.
- 12.3%Housing insecurity
- 9.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 16.4%Food insecurity
- 16.6%SNAP enrollment
- 8.9%Transit barriers
- 6.8%No health insurance
- 19.2%Frequent mental distress
- 31.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 26077002910
What moves this score most is economic stress at 5.6/10. 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 about the same as the Kalamazoo County average of 6.2 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 12.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 58th 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 26077002910
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26077002910?
Census tract 26077002910 in Kalamazoo County scores 4.1/10 (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 26077002910?
Median gross rent is $1,177/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26077002910?
22.5% of residents in tract 26077002910 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,808.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26077002910?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 61th, household 51th, minority 46th, housing 53th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26077002910 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.3% 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. 9.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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