Census Tract · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 26139021304 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26139021304 ·
Ottawa County, MI · pop 5,927
26139021304 is a census tract in Ottawa County, MI. It scores 3/10 for landlords. It is home to 5,927 residents. The severe-burden share is 51%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%Stable renters 3%Owners 94%
Tract context
Occupied units2,362
Renter share5.3%
SVI overall0.13
Poverty rate4.4%
Median income$104,345
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within county
25th percentile
#48 of 64 tracts In Ottawa County
Low
Within state
26th percentile
#2,190 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
Low
National
20th percentile
#67,219 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Ottawa County and the region
Centroid at 42.9828, -86.1974 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 26139021304 scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
State baseline
3.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.9
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
4.4% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$1,139 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 26139021304 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 13
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
10%Socioeconomic
42%Household composition
5%Racial/ethnic minority
23%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
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
6.1%Housing insecurity
4.3%Utility-shutoff threat
7.2%Food insecurity
5.8%SNAP enrollment
4.4%Transit barriers
4.2%No health insurance
13.7%Frequent mental distress
26.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 26139021304
The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.1/10. 51% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the Ottawa County average of 38.7%. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1.1/10.
Food insecurity runs 7.2% against 17.8% nationally. Court records carry 3 eviction filings across 1 observed years.
Housing insecurity runs 6.1% against 14.2% nationally. It sits 0.8 points below the Ottawa County average of 3.8.
The worst year on record was 2018, when 4.2% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 4.2% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 20% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
Only 5% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 2.1/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 26139021304
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26139021304?
Census tract 26139021304 in Ottawa County scores 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 26139021304?
Median gross rent is $1,139/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26139021304?
4.4% of residents in tract 26139021304 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,927.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26139021304?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 13th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 10th, household 42th, minority 5th, housing 23th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26139021304?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 3 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 26139021304 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.23% of renter households, peaking at 4.2% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 26139021304 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.1% 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. 4.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.