Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #39,308 of 84,120 nationally
Martin Luther King Eviction Risk: Moderate , Mount Clemens
Tract 26099241000 · Macomb County, MI · pop 4,419 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Census tract 26099241000 covers part of the Martin Luther King area of Macomb County, MI, and scores 4.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,419. What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9.7/10.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27%
Stable renters 28%
Owners 45%
Tract context
Occupied units2,191
Renter share55.4%
SVI overall0.65
Poverty rate12.6%
Median income$66,085
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
76
th percentile
High
Within state
67
th percentile
Elevated
National
53
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Mount Clemens and the region
Centroid at 42.5782, -82.8750 · click any tract to drill in
Why Martin Luther King scores 4.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Mount Clemens
3.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.6
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
12.6% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$1,022 rent vs county FMR
2.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Mount Clemens
3.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Mount Clemens
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Mount Clemens
5.0
How Martin Luther King compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 65
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 60%Socioeconomic
- 38%Household composition
- 63%Racial/ethnic minority
- 77%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Martin Luther King. 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.
- 14.9%Housing insecurity
- 10.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 18.3%Food insecurity
- 16.6%SNAP enrollment
- 9.5%Transit barriers
- 6.7%No health insurance
- 18.5%Frequent mental distress
- 33.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Martin Luther King
20% 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 softer side, supply constraint reads 2.4/10.
49% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, above the Macomb County average of 44.2%. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 3.1/10.
Against the Macomb County average of 3.9, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.7 points. Nationally it ranks #39,308 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.9/10.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Average gross rent runs $1,022 a month.
Annual rent works out to 19% of average household income of $66,085. 55% 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 26099241000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26099241000?
Census tract 26099241000 in the Martin Luther King neighborhood scores 4.6/10 (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 26099241000?
Median gross rent is $1,022/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26099241000?
12.6% of residents in tract 26099241000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,419.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26099241000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 65th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 60th, household 38th, minority 63th, housing 77th.
Q5
Is tract 26099241000 considered part of Martin Luther King?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26099241000 fall within Martin Luther King (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 26099241000 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.9% 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. 10.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26099241000 compare to Mount Clemens overall?
Tract 26099241000 scores 4.6/10, higher than the parent city of Mount Clemens at 4.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Mount Clemens; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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