Within county
80
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #28,095 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 26111291500 Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 26111291500 · Midland County, MI · pop 4,022
Census tract 26111291500 covers part of Midland County, MI, and scores 5.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,022. The severe-burden share is 33%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units1,735
Renter share13.9%
SVI overall0.62
Poverty rate29.0%
Median income$51,827
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
78
th percentile
High
National
67
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Midland County and the region
Centroid at 43.5981, -84.4266 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 26111291500 scores 5.3
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
29.0% poverty · this tract
7.3
Supply constraint
$951 rent vs county FMR
3.4
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 26111291500 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.
- 75%Socioeconomic
- 22%Household composition
- 20%Racial/ethnic minority
- 77%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)
- 135Total filings over 2 yrs
- 30.16%Avg annual filing rate
- 38.7%Peak (2015)
- 60Filings 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.
- 13.8%Housing insecurity
- 11.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 19.7%Food insecurity
- 21.4%SNAP enrollment
- 10.2%Transit barriers
- 8.2%No health insurance
- 20.3%Frequent mental distress
- 36.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 26111291500
The dominant input is court filing pressure at 8.5/10. The poverty rate is 29%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Against the Midland County average of 4.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.3 points.
On the high side, economic stress reads 7.3/10. Court records carry 135 eviction filings across 2 observed years. The worst year on record was 2015, when 38.7% of renter households were served.
In a typical year about 30.2% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 67% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. At 14% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.6/10. Statewide the MI average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.1 points hotter.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 38% of renters.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 26111291500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26111291500?
Census tract 26111291500 in Midland County scores 5.3/10 (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 26111291500?
Median gross rent is $951/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26111291500?
29.0% of residents in tract 26111291500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,022.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26111291500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 62th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 22th, minority 20th, housing 77th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26111291500?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 135 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 26111291500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 30.16% of renter households, peaking at 38.7% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 26111291500 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.8% 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. 11.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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