Within county
94
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 26139022208 Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 26139022208 · Ottawa County, MI · pop 5,019
With a score of 5.7/10, tract 26139022208 in Ottawa in Ottawa County ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 5,019 residents. That is riskier than roughly 65% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 43% of renter households, a severe level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,098 a month while the average household earns $54,038 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 49% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%
Stable renters 28%
Owners 51%
Tract context
Occupied units1,848
Renter share48.9%
SVI overall0.84
Poverty rate20.1%
Median income$54,038
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
67
th percentile
Elevated
National
57
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Ottawa County and the region
Centroid at 42.8206, -86.1240 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 26139022208 scores 4.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
20.1% poverty · this tract
5.0
Supply constraint
$1,098 rent vs county FMR
3.1
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 26139022208 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 84
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 70%Socioeconomic
- 80%Household composition
- 71%Racial/ethnic minority
- 87%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.
- 22.0%Housing insecurity
- 14.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 30.3%Food insecurity
- 26.5%SNAP enrollment
- 14.2%Transit barriers
- 18.4%No health insurance
- 19.8%Frequent mental distress
- 37.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 26139022208
What moves this score most is economic stress 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 about the same as the Ottawa County average of 5.4 and in line with the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 84th 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 22.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 26139022208
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26139022208?
Census tract 26139022208 in Ottawa County scores 4.3/10 (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 26139022208?
Median gross rent is $1,098/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26139022208?
20.1% of residents in tract 26139022208 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,019.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26139022208?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 70th, household 80th, minority 71th, housing 87th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26139022208 struggle to pay rent?
About 22.0% 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. 14.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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