Neighborhood · Ranked #8,912 of 84,120 nationally

Morass-Morang Eviction Risk: Elevated , Harper Woods

Tract 26163500800 · Wayne County, MI · pop 2,462 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

Here is how census tract 26163500800, in the Morass-Morang area of Harper Woods, looks to a landlord: a 7.1/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 2,462. It lands near the 96th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 84% of renter households, a severe level, and 39% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,143 a month while the average household earns $31,098 a year, roughly 44% of income at the averages. About 49% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

6.3

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 41% Stable renters 8% Owners 51%

Tract context

Occupied units899

Renter share49.4%

SVI overall0.69

Poverty rate33.1%

Median income$31,098

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Harper Woods and the region

Centroid at 42.4247, -82.9352 · click any tract to drill in

Why Morass-Morang scores 6.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Harper Woods

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.9

State political climate

Michigan legislature & governorship

3.3

Economic stress

33.1% poverty · this tract

8.3

Supply constraint

$1,143 rent vs county FMR

3.3

Rent control risk

Inherited from Harper Woods

2.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Harper Woods

6.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Harper Woods

6.0

How Morass-Morang compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 69

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

93%Socioeconomic
72%Household composition
94%Racial/ethnic minority
7%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: A: Best

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

1%Grade A
0%Grade B
0%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Morass-Morang. 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.

38.7%Housing insecurity
32.6%Utility-shutoff threat
50.2%Food insecurity
55.9%SNAP enrollment
25.2%Transit barriers
11.5%No health insurance
25.6%Frequent mental distress
42.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Morass-Morang

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 8.3/10. 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 Harper Woods, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Wayne County average of 6.4 and above the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 69th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 38.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 32.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 26163500800

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163500800?

Census tract 26163500800 in the Morass-Morang neighborhood scores 6.3/10 (Elevated 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 26163500800?

Median gross rent is $1,143/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 84% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163500800?

33.1% of residents in tract 26163500800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,462.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163500800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 93th, household 72th, minority 94th, housing 7th.

Is tract 26163500800 considered part of Morass-Morang?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163500800 fall within Morass-Morang (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26163500800 struggle to pay rent?

About 38.7% 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. 32.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163500800 compare to Harper Woods overall?

Tract 26163500800 scores 6.3/10, higher than the parent city of Harper Woods at 3.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Harper Woods; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 26163500800 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Harper Woods

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