Within county
13
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #77,226 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 26081014805 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26081014805 · Kent County, MI · pop 7,291
Eviction risk in Kent in Kent County centers on tract 26081014805, which scores 5.8/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 7,291 residents. It lands near the 68th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 61% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,871 monthly, set against $116,250 in average yearly household income, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 3% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.7
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 1%
Owners 97%
Tract context
Occupied units2,846
Renter share2.8%
SVI overall0.10
Poverty rate1.7%
Median income$116,250
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
8
th percentile
Very Low
National
8
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kent County and the region
Centroid at 42.8278, -85.6264 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 26081014805 scores 1.7
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
1.7% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,871 rent vs county FMR
8.0
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 26081014805 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 10
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 5%Socioeconomic
- 28%Household composition
- 46%Racial/ethnic minority
- 19%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.
- 8.4%Housing insecurity
- 5.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.0%Food insecurity
- 8.1%SNAP enrollment
- 5.7%Transit barriers
- 5.3%No health insurance
- 15.2%Frequent mental distress
- 24.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 26081014805
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 about the same as the Kent County average of 5.7 and in line with the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 10th 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 8.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.8% 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 26081014805
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26081014805?
Census tract 26081014805 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 average rent in tract 26081014805?
Median gross rent is $1,871/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26081014805?
1.7% of residents in tract 26081014805 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,291.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26081014805?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 10th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 5th, household 28th, minority 46th, housing 19th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26081014805 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.4% 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. 5.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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