Within county
70
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 26111291400 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26111291400 · Midland County, MI · pop 4,001
Census tract 26111291400 covers Midland in Midland County, home to 4,001 residents. For landlords it grades 5.2/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than about 46% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 35% of renter households, a high level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $883 monthly, set against $68,472 in average yearly household income, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 8% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 92%
Tract context
Occupied units1,611
Renter share8.1%
SVI overall0.50
Poverty rate13.5%
Median income$68,472
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
50
th percentile
Moderate
National
41
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Midland County and the region
Centroid at 43.5239, -84.4994 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 26111291400 scores 3.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
3.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
13.5% poverty · this tract
3.4
Supply constraint
$883 rent vs county FMR
2.8
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 26111291400 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 50
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 44%Socioeconomic
- 52%Household composition
- 9%Racial/ethnic minority
- 72%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 18Total filings over 2 yrs
- 4.49%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.1%Peak (2016)
- 11Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
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.
- 12.0%Housing insecurity
- 9.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 16.6%Food insecurity
- 16.8%SNAP enrollment
- 8.7%Transit barriers
- 7.8%No health insurance
- 18.6%Frequent mental distress
- 34.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 26111291400
The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at $1/10. 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 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 Midland County average of 5.6 and below the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 18 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 4.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.1% of renter households in 2016.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 50th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 26111291400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26111291400?
Census tract 26111291400 in Midland County scores 3.5/10 (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 26111291400?
Median gross rent is $883/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26111291400?
13.5% of residents in tract 26111291400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,001.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26111291400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 50th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 44th, household 52th, minority 9th, housing 72th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26111291400?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 18 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 26111291400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.49% of renter households, peaking at 6.1% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 26111291400 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.0% 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. 9.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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