Within county
32
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 26081010302 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26081010302 · Kent County, MI · pop 6,031
With a score of 5.2/10, tract 26081010302 in Kent in Kent County ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 6,031 residents. That is riskier than roughly 46% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
32% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $87,823 a year. Renters make up 3% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 65% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 2%
Owners 97%
Tract context
Occupied units2,270
Renter share2.6%
SVI overall0.20
Poverty rate6.6%
Median income$87,823
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
28
th percentile
Low
National
23
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kent County and the region
Centroid at 43.2555, -85.6059 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 26081010302 scores 2.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
3.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.3
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
6.6% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
tract 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 26081010302 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 20
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 16%Socioeconomic
- 63%Household composition
- 13%Racial/ethnic minority
- 23%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.
- 9.2%Housing insecurity
- 6.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.9%Food insecurity
- 9.4%SNAP enrollment
- 6.4%Transit barriers
- 5.9%No health insurance
- 17.2%Frequent mental distress
- 27.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 26081010302
The heaviest input here is supply constraint 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 below the Kent County average of 5.7 and below the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 20th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
In CDC survey modeling, about 9.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 26081010302
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26081010302?
Census tract 26081010302 in Kent County scores 2.6/10 (Lower 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 poverty rate in tract 26081010302?
6.6% of residents in tract 26081010302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,031.
Q3
How socially vulnerable is tract 26081010302?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 20th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 16th, household 63th, minority 13th, housing 23th.
Q4
What share of households in tract 26081010302 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.2% 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. 6.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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