Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #34,332 of 84,120 nationally
Martin Luther King Eviction Risk: Moderate , Mount Clemens
Tract 26099245400 · Macomb County, MI · pop 1,288 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
The Elevated-tier score of $1/10 for census tract 26099245400 reflects conditions in the Martin Luther King area of Mount Clemens, Michigan. On the national scale it ranks #21,208 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 35% of renter households, a high level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $998 monthly, set against $51,563 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units677
Renter share32.1%
SVI overall0.62
Poverty rate14.0%
Median income$51,563
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
90
th percentile
High
Within state
69
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Mount Clemens and the region
Centroid at 42.5876, -82.8759 · click any tract to drill in
Why Martin Luther King scores 4.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Mount Clemens
5.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.6
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
14.0% poverty · this tract
3.5
Supply constraint
$998 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Mount Clemens
7.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Mount Clemens
7.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Mount Clemens
7.0
How Martin Luther King compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 62
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 68%Socioeconomic
- 18%Household composition
- 69%Racial/ethnic minority
- 70%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.
- 19.9%Housing insecurity
- 15.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 25.7%Food insecurity
- 25.4%SNAP enrollment
- 12.9%Transit barriers
- 8.3%No health insurance
- 19.4%Frequent mental distress
- 37.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Martin Luther King
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 7.9/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Mount Clemens, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Macomb County average of 5.5 and in line with the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 19.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 62nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 26099245400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26099245400?
Census tract 26099245400 in the Martin Luther King neighborhood scores 4.4/10 (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 26099245400?
Median gross rent is $998/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26099245400?
14.0% of residents in tract 26099245400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,288.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26099245400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 62th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 18th, minority 69th, housing 70th.
Q5
Is tract 26099245400 considered part of Martin Luther King?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26099245400 fall within Martin Luther King (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 26099245400 struggle to pay rent?
About 19.9% 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. 15.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26099245400 compare to Mount Clemens overall?
Tract 26099245400 scores 4.4/10, higher than the parent city of Mount Clemens at 3.2/10. 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Mount Clemens
Top eight tracts in Mount Clemens ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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