Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
13.7%Housing insecurity
10.0%Utility-shutoff threat
17.8%Food insecurity
16.7%SNAP enrollment
9.4%Transit barriers
8.0%No health insurance
19.9%Frequent mental distress
34.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Utica
30% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.7/10.
Cost burden runs 55% here against 44.2% across Macomb County. Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.6/10. At $901 a month, rents run 20% under what the rest of Utica commands.
It sits 1.1 points above the Macomb County average of 3.9. Nationally it ranks #32,842 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 8/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $49,837.
62% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 26099228100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26099228100?
Census tract 26099228100 in Utica 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 26099228100?
Median gross rent is $901/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26099228100?
9.2% of residents in tract 26099228100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,660.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26099228100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 63th, minority 36th, housing 86th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26099228100 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. 10.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 26099228100 compare to Utica overall?
Tract 26099228100 scores 5/10, higher than the parent city of Utica at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Utica; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Utica
Top eight tracts in Utica ranked by composite eviction-risk score.