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Krainz Woods Eviction Risk: Elevated , Detroit

Tract 26163506500 · Wayne County, MI · pop 1,848 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

The Elevated-tier score of 6.9/10 for census tract 26163506500 reflects conditions in Krainz Woods in Detroit, Michigan. That is riskier than about 93% of US census tracts.

About 71% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 47% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $985 monthly, set against $38,750 in average yearly household income, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 45% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 32% Stable renters 13% Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units702
Renter share45.0%
SVI overall0.75
Poverty rate28.2%
Median income$38,750

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Krainz Woods
Moderate
Within parent city
40 th percentile
Rank, 40th percentileLowHigh
#165 of 274 tracts In Detroit
Low
Within county
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#158 of 625 tracts In Wayne County
Elevated
Within state
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#219 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Detroit and the region

Centroid at 42.4299, -83.0460 · click any tract to drill in

Why Krainz Woods scores 6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Detroit
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.9
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
28.2% poverty · this tract
7.0
Supply constraint
$985 rent vs county FMR
2.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Detroit
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Detroit
6.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Detroit
6.0

How Krainz Woods compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Krainz Woods risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.06.0This tracttract 506500Detroit: 4.44.4Detroitparent cityCounty: 4.64.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 75

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

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

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.

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 Krainz Woods

The score leans hardest on 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 Detroit eviction risk, 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 37.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 31.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 75th 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.

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 26163506500

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163506500?

Census tract 26163506500 in the Krainz Woods neighborhood scores 6/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 26163506500?

Median gross rent is $985/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 71% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163506500?

28.2% of residents in tract 26163506500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,848.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163506500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 75th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 55th, minority 92th, housing 20th.
Q5

Is tract 26163506500 considered part of Krainz Woods?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163506500 fall within Krainz Woods (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 26163506500 struggle to pay rent?

About 37.5% 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. 31.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 26163506500 compare to Detroit overall?

Tract 26163506500 scores 6/10, higher than the parent city of Detroit at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Detroit eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8

Was tract 26163506500 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 26% 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.
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