Within county
90
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 26125157500 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26125157500 · Oakland County, MI · pop 2,728
For landlords sizing up Oakland, census tract 26125157500 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.4/10. It lands near the 85th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 61% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 48% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,125 a month against an average household income of $51,083 a year, roughly 50% of income at the averages. About 59% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 36%
Stable renters 23%
Owners 41%
Tract context
Occupied units1,489
Renter share59.3%
SVI overall0.81
Poverty rate18.8%
Median income$51,083
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
59
th percentile
Elevated
National
49
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Oakland County and the region
Centroid at 42.5466, -83.4109 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 26125157500 scores 3.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
3.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
18.8% poverty · this tract
4.7
Supply constraint
$2,125 rent vs county FMR
10.0
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 26125157500 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 81
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 60%Socioeconomic
- 94%Household composition
- 50%Racial/ethnic minority
- 85%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.
- 8.4%Housing insecurity
- 6.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.1%Food insecurity
- 11.1%SNAP enrollment
- 6.6%Transit barriers
- 5.4%No health insurance
- 13.0%Frequent mental distress
- 33.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 26125157500
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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 above the Oakland County average of 5.7 and above 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 81st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
In CDC survey modeling, about 8.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 26125157500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26125157500?
Census tract 26125157500 in Oakland County scores 3.9/10 (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 26125157500?
Median gross rent is $2,125/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26125157500?
18.8% of residents in tract 26125157500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,728.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26125157500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 81th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 60th, household 94th, minority 50th, housing 85th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26125157500 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.4% 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. 6.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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