Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally
Whitehall Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26121003701 · Muskegon County, MI · pop 2,197 · 54% of tract blocks fall in Whitehall
Whitehall is where census tract 26121003701 sits, home to 2,197 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.8/10. It lands near the 68th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 41% of renter households, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,095 a month against an average household income of $83,617 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 8% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 92%
Tract context
Occupied units996
Renter share7.6%
SVI overall0.03
Poverty rate8.7%
Median income$83,617
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
48
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
46
th percentile
Moderate
National
37
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Whitehall and the region
Centroid at 43.3629, -86.3857 · click any tract to drill in
Why Whitehall scores 3.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Whitehall
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
8.7% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$1,095 rent vs county FMR
4.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Whitehall
3.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Whitehall
7.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Whitehall
5.6
How Whitehall compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 3
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 5%Socioeconomic
- 18%Household composition
- 13%Racial/ethnic minority
- 7%Housing & transportation
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.
- 5.9%Housing insecurity
- 4.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.8%Food insecurity
- 5.9%SNAP enrollment
- 4.4%Transit barriers
- 3.9%No health insurance
- 13.7%Frequent mental distress
- 26.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Whitehall
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength 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 inherited from Whitehall, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Muskegon County average of 5.9 and in line with the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 5.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 3rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 26121003701
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26121003701?
Census tract 26121003701 in Whitehall scores 3.3/10 (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 26121003701?
Median gross rent is $1,095/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26121003701?
8.7% of residents in tract 26121003701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,197.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26121003701?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 3th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 5th, household 18th, minority 13th, housing 7th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26121003701 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.9% 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. 4.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 26121003701 compare to Whitehall overall?
Tract 26121003701 scores 3.3/10, higher than the parent city of Whitehall at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Whitehall; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Whitehall
Top eight tracts in Whitehall ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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