Neighborhood · Ranked #18,163 of 84,120 nationally

Riverbend Eviction Risk: Elevated , Detroit

Tract 26163512800 · Wayne County, MI · pop 2,441 · neighborhood within 0.0 mi

Census tract 26163512800 covers part of the Riverbend area of Detroit, MI, and scores 6/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 2,441 residents. The score leans hardest on economic stress at 10/10.

Risk score

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 31% Stable renters 26% Owners 43%

Tract context

Occupied units867

Renter share57.1%

SVI overall0.94

Poverty rate59.9%

Median income$25,565

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Detroit and the region

Centroid at 42.3787, -82.9531 · click any tract to drill in

Why Riverbend 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

59.9% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$850 rent vs county FMR

1.2

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 Riverbend compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 94

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

94%Socioeconomic
75%Household composition
95%Racial/ethnic minority
86%Housing & transportation

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.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
100%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 Riverbend. 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.

41.1%Housing insecurity
37.9%Utility-shutoff threat
56.1%Food insecurity
64.7%SNAP enrollment
29.5%Transit barriers
13.4%No health insurance
25.0%Frequent mental distress
49.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Riverbend

Housing insecurity runs 41.1% against 14.2% nationally. The poverty rate is 60%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

Severe burden reaches 32%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 9.7/10.

Set annual rent against average income of $25,565 and the ratio lands at 40%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. Disability prevalence runs 49.1% against 31.5% nationally. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1.2/10.

Against the Wayne County average of 4.6, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.4 points. Against Wayne County at 46.6%, 54% of renters here are cost-burdened.

At $850 a month, rents run 21% under what the rest of Detroit commands. In the 1930s the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation graded this ground C ("Definitely Declining"). Redlining cut off mortgage credit to whole blocks for decades, and the areas graded D still carry measurably lower ownership and higher rent burden today. Nationally it ranks #18,163 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9.5/10.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 26163512800

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163512800?

Census tract 26163512800 in the Riverbend 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.

What is the average rent in tract 26163512800?

Median gross rent is $850/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163512800?

59.9% of residents in tract 26163512800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,441.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163512800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 75th, minority 95th, housing 86th.

Is tract 26163512800 considered part of Riverbend?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163512800 fall within Riverbend (neighborhood centroid within 0.0 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26163512800 struggle to pay rent?

About 41.1% 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. 37.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163512800 compare to Detroit overall?

Tract 26163512800 scores 6/10, higher than the parent city of Detroit at 4.6/10. 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.

Was tract 26163512800 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. 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.

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