Census Tract · Ranked #45,786 of 84,120 nationally
Wolverine Lake Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 26125134600 ·
Oakland County, MI · pop 3,837
With a score of 4.2/10, tract 26125134600 in Wolverine Lake, MI reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,837. At $885 a month, rents run 57% under what the rest of Wolverine Lake commands.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%Stable renters 7%Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units1,602
Renter share14.4%
SVI overall0.16
Poverty rate7.0%
Median income$91,250
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100th percentile
#1 of 2 tracts In Wolverine Lake
Very High
Within county
61th percentile
#139 of 350 tracts In Oakland County
Elevated
Within state
58th percentile
#1,244 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
Elevated
National
46th percentile
#45,786 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Wolverine Lake and the region
Centroid at 42.5485, -83.4898 · click any tract to drill in
Why Wolverine Lake scores 4.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Wolverine Lake
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
7.0% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$885 rent vs county FMR
1.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Wolverine Lake
8.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Wolverine Lake
5.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Wolverine Lake
6.4
How Wolverine Lake compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 16
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
8.3%Housing insecurity
6.0%Utility-shutoff threat
10.5%Food insecurity
8.7%SNAP enrollment
5.9%Transit barriers
5.4%No health insurance
16.1%Frequent mental distress
25.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Wolverine Lake
The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.5/10. 26% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.9/10. Cost burden runs about half here against 39.8% across Oakland County. Running cool, supply constraint reads 1.4/10.
Food insecurity runs 10.5% against 17.8% nationally. Nationally it ranks #45,786 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. 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 2.4/10. Rent consumes only 12% of average household income of $91,250, an unusually wide affordability cushion.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 26125134600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26125134600?
Census tract 26125134600 in Wolverine Lake scores 4.2/10 (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 26125134600?
Median gross rent is $885/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26125134600?
7.0% of residents in tract 26125134600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,837.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26125134600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 16th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 23th, household 61th, minority 15th, housing 7th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26125134600 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.3% 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. 6.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 26125134600 compare to Wolverine Lake overall?
Tract 26125134600 scores 4.2/10, right in line with the parent city of Wolverine Lake at 4.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wolverine Lake; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Wolverine Lake
Top eight tracts in Wolverine Lake ranked by composite eviction-risk score.