Neighborhood · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally

Jefferson Chalmers Eviction Risk: Moderate , Detroit

Tract 26163513300 · Wayne County, MI · pop 2,282 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

The Elevated-tier score of 6.3/10 for census tract 26163513300 reflects conditions in the Jefferson Chalmers area of Detroit, Michigan. It lands near the 83rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 47% of renter households, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,519 a month against an average household income of $66,654 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.1

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 20% Owners 62%

Tract context

Occupied units1,022

Renter share38.7%

SVI overall0.36

Poverty rate6.7%

Median income$66,654

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Detroit and the region

Centroid at 42.3583, -82.9412 · click any tract to drill in

Why Jefferson Chalmers scores 4.1

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

6.7% poverty · this tract

1.7

Supply constraint

$1,519 rent vs county FMR

6.0

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 Jefferson Chalmers compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 36

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

56%Socioeconomic
17%Household composition
85%Racial/ethnic minority
17%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.

1%Grade A
0%Grade B
52%Grade C
2%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 Jefferson Chalmers. 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.

16.7%Housing insecurity
12.2%Utility-shutoff threat
19.3%Food insecurity
17.5%SNAP enrollment
9.9%Transit barriers
5.6%No health insurance
16.6%Frequent mental distress
29.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Jefferson Chalmers

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 6.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. 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 about the same as the Wayne County average of 6.4 and above the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

Part of this tract, about 2% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

In CDC survey modeling, about 16.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.2% 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 26163513300

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163513300?

Census tract 26163513300 in the Jefferson Chalmers neighborhood scores 4.1/10 (Moderate 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 26163513300?

Median gross rent is $1,519/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163513300?

6.7% of residents in tract 26163513300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,282.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163513300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 56th, household 17th, minority 85th, housing 17th.

Is tract 26163513300 considered part of Jefferson Chalmers?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163513300 fall within Jefferson Chalmers (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26163513300 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.7% 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. 12.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163513300 compare to Detroit overall?

Tract 26163513300 scores 4.1/10, lower 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 26163513300 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. 2% 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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