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Census Tract · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally

Tract 26139022207 Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 26139022207 · Ottawa County, MI · pop 4,449

Tract 26139022207 covers Ottawa in Michigan. Home to 4,449 residents, it scores $1/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 39th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

33% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,126 a month while the average household earns $76,324 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 52% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
2.8
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 35% Owners 48%
Tract context
Occupied units1,860
Renter share52.2%
SVI overall0.49
Poverty rate6.9%
Median income$76,324

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within county
68 th percentile
Rank, 68th percentileLowHigh
#21 of 64 tracts In Ottawa County
Elevated
Within state
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#2,001 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
Low
National
27 th percentile
Rank, 27th percentileLowHigh
#61,757 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Ottawa County and the region

Centroid at 42.8157, -86.0910 · click any tract to drill in

Why Tract 26139022207 scores 2.8

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
6.9% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,126 rent vs county FMR
3.3
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 26139022207 compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Tract 26139022207 risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.82.8This tracttract 022207County: 2.72.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 49

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Tract 26139022207

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 12.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 49th 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.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 26139022207

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26139022207?

Census tract 26139022207 in Ottawa County scores 2.8/10 (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 26139022207?

Median gross rent is $1,126/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 26139022207?

6.9% of residents in tract 26139022207 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,449.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 26139022207?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 49th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 40th, household 21th, minority 74th, housing 70th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 26139022207 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.4% 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. 7.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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