Census Tract · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 26139021903 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26139021903 ·
Ottawa County, MI · pop 4,228
In Ottawa, census tract 26139021903 scores 4.2/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 16% of US census tracts.
0% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,085 monthly, set against $81,810 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 3% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 0%Stable renters 3%Owners 97%
Tract context
Occupied units1,618
Renter share3.3%
SVI overall0.15
Poverty rate5.7%
Median income$81,810
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within county
62th percentile
#25 of 64 tracts In Ottawa County
Elevated
Within state
28th percentile
#2,154 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
Low
National
23th percentile
#65,113 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Ottawa County and the region
Centroid at 42.8252, -85.9861 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 26139021903 scores 2.6
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
5.7% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$1,085 rent vs county FMR
3.0
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 26139021903 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 15
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.
9.6%Housing insecurity
6.3%Utility-shutoff threat
12.1%Food insecurity
9.7%SNAP enrollment
6.6%Transit barriers
7.6%No health insurance
16.3%Frequent mental distress
29.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 26139021903
The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty 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 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 below the Ottawa County average of 5.4 and below the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 9.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 15th 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 26139021903
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26139021903?
Census tract 26139021903 in Ottawa County scores 2.6/10 (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 26139021903?
Median gross rent is $1,085/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 0% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26139021903?
5.7% of residents in tract 26139021903 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,228.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26139021903?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 15th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 8th, household 37th, minority 33th, housing 28th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26139021903 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.6% 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. 6.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.