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Census Tract · Ranked #77,226 of 84,120 nationally

Tract 26081011001 Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 26081011001 · Kent County, MI · pop 4,387

Here is how census tract 26081011001, in Kent, looks to a landlord: a 5.1/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 4,387. That is riskier than about 42% of US census tracts.

Average household income is about $121,037 a year. Renters make up 0% of occupied homes.

Risk score
1.7
Lower
Confidence 40% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 0% Stable renters 0% Owners 100%
Tract context
Occupied units1,460
SVI overall0.06
Poverty rate1.3%
Median income$121,037

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within county
13 th percentile
Rank, 13th percentileLowHigh
#126 of 145 tracts In Kent County
Very Low
Within state
8 th percentile
Rank, 8th percentileLowHigh
#2,733 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
Very Low
National
8 th percentile
Rank, 8th percentileLowHigh
#77,226 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Kent County and the region

Centroid at 43.0885, -85.5966 · click any tract to drill in

Why Tract 26081011001 scores 1.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
1.3% poverty · this tract
1.0
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 26081011001 compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Tract 26081011001 risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.71.7This tracttract 011001County: 3.33.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 6

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Tract 26081011001

The score leans hardest on 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 6.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 6th 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.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 26081011001

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26081011001?

Census tract 26081011001 in Kent County scores 1.7/10 (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 26081011001?

1.3% of residents in tract 26081011001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,387.
Q3

How socially vulnerable is tract 26081011001?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 6th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 7th, household 39th, minority 19th, housing 7th.
Q4

What share of households in tract 26081011001 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.9% 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. 4.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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