Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #34,332 of 84,120 nationally
Whitehall Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 26121003702 · Muskegon County, MI · pop 3,622 · 77% of tract blocks fall in Whitehall
The Moderate-tier score of 5.9/10 for census tract 26121003702 reflects conditions in Whitehall, Michigan. It lands near the 72nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 38% of renter households, a high level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $832 monthly, set against $55,375 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 24% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units1,409
Renter share24.1%
SVI overall0.57
Poverty rate16.9%
Median income$55,375
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
68
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
69
th percentile
Elevated
National
59
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Whitehall and the region
Centroid at 43.3975, -86.3189 · click any tract to drill in
Why Whitehall scores 4.4
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
16.9% poverty · this tract
4.2
Supply constraint
$832 rent vs county FMR
2.2
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: 57
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 32%Socioeconomic
- 70%Household composition
- 28%Racial/ethnic minority
- 84%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.
- 10.7%Housing insecurity
- 8.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.9%Food insecurity
- 14.1%SNAP enrollment
- 7.7%Transit barriers
- 6.8%No health insurance
- 17.9%Frequent mental distress
- 35.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Whitehall
The score leans hardest on 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 riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 57th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 10.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 26121003702
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26121003702?
Census tract 26121003702 in Whitehall 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 26121003702?
Median gross rent is $832/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26121003702?
16.9% of residents in tract 26121003702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,622.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26121003702?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 57th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 32th, household 70th, minority 28th, housing 84th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26121003702 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.7% 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. 8.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 26121003702 compare to Whitehall overall?
Tract 26121003702 scores 4.4/10, 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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