Census Tract · Ranked #54,273 of 84,120 nationally

Paw Paw Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 26159011801 · Van Buren County, MI · pop 2,349 · 21% of tract blocks fall in Paw Paw

Tract 26159011801 sits in Paw Paw, MI, carrying an eviction-risk score of 3.7/10. 62% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the Van Buren County average of 42.2%.

Risk score

3.7

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 8% Owners 78%

Tract context

Occupied units900

Renter share21.9%

SVI overall0.55

Poverty rate7.8%

Median income$70,278

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Paw Paw and the region

Centroid at 42.1992, -85.9413 · click any tract to drill in

Why Paw Paw scores 3.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Paw Paw

4.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.4

State political climate

Michigan legislature & governorship

3.3

Economic stress

7.8% poverty · this tract

1.9

Supply constraint

$719 rent vs county FMR

2.5

Rent control risk

Inherited from Paw Paw

5.4

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.4

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Paw Paw

9.3

Housing court bias

Inherited from Paw Paw

6.6

How Paw Paw compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 55

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

41%Socioeconomic
63%Household composition
15%Racial/ethnic minority
78%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.

9.3%Housing insecurity
6.7%Utility-shutoff threat
12.3%Food insecurity
11.0%SNAP enrollment
6.7%Transit barriers
6.8%No health insurance
16.5%Frequent mental distress
32.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Paw Paw

The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.3/10. 25% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 8.9/10. Running cool, economic stress reads 1.9/10. That is riskier than roughly 35% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.

At 22% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. Social vulnerability reads 5.9/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Against average income of $70,278, annual rent is just 12%. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.

It tracks the Van Buren County average of 4.2 closely. Average gross rent is $719, close to the Paw Paw average.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 26159011801

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26159011801?

Census tract 26159011801 in Paw Paw scores 3.7/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 26159011801?

Median gross rent is $719/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26159011801?

7.8% of residents in tract 26159011801 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,349.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26159011801?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 55th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 41th, household 63th, minority 15th, housing 78th.

What share of households in tract 26159011801 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.3% 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. 6.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26159011801 compare to Paw Paw overall?

Tract 26159011801 scores 3.7/10, lower than the parent city of Paw Paw at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Paw Paw; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Paw Paw

Top eight tracts in Paw Paw ranked by composite eviction-risk score.