Neighborhood · Ranked #8,138 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 runs through Riverbend in Detroit. With 2,441 residents, it scores 7.2/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #2,877 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

54% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $850 monthly, set against $25,565 in average yearly household income, roughly 40% of income at the averages. Renters make up 57% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.4

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 6.4

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

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 41.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 37.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

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 26163512800

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

Census tract 26163512800 in the Riverbend neighborhood scores 6.4/10 (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 6.4/10, 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.

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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