Within parent city
80
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #15,522 of 84,120 nationally
Allendale Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 26139024501 · Ottawa County, MI · pop 5,853
Census tract 26139024501 runs through Allendale in Ottawa County. With 5,853 residents, it scores 7.3/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #2,195 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 70% of renter households, a severe level, and 39% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,046 a month against an average household income of $46,038 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 89% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 62%
Stable renters 27%
Owners 11%
Tract context
Occupied units2,102
Renter share88.9%
SVI overall0.33
Poverty rate58.6%
Median income$46,038
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
98
th percentile
Very High
Within state
88
th percentile
High
National
82
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Allendale and the region
Centroid at 42.9618, -85.9065 · click any tract to drill in
Why Allendale scores 5.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Allendale
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.9
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
58.6% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,046 rent vs county FMR
2.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Allendale
8.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Allendale
9.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Allendale
8.9
How Allendale compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 33
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 72%Socioeconomic
- 0%Household composition
- 27%Racial/ethnic minority
- 73%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.
- 18.9%Housing insecurity
- 15.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 32.1%Food insecurity
- 33.2%SNAP enrollment
- 21.2%Transit barriers
- 9.5%No health insurance
- 31.1%Frequent mental distress
- 41.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Allendale
The heaviest input here 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 inherited from Allendale eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores well above the Ottawa County average of 5.4 and above the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 18.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 33rd 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 26139024501
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26139024501?
Census tract 26139024501 in Allendale scores 5.7/10 (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 26139024501?
Median gross rent is $1,046/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 70% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26139024501?
58.6% of residents in tract 26139024501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,853.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26139024501?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 33th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 72th, household 0th, minority 27th, housing 73th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26139024501 struggle to pay rent?
About 18.9% 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. 15.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 26139024501 compare to Allendale overall?
Tract 26139024501 scores 5.7/10, higher than the parent city of Allendale at 3.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Allendale eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Allendale
Top eight tracts in Allendale ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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