Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #18,163 of 84,120 nationally
West End Eviction Risk: Elevated , Detroit
Tract 26163514300 · Wayne County, MI · pop 2,668 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
26163514300 is a census tract in the West End area of Detroit, MI. It scores 6/10 for landlords. Population here is 2,668. 47% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 54%
Tract context
Occupied units800
Renter share46.0%
SVI overall0.99
Poverty rate44.6%
Median income$23,690
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
95
th percentile
Very High
Within county
78
th percentile
High
Within state
95
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Detroit and the region
Centroid at 42.3889, -82.9934 · click any tract to drill in
Why West End scores 6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
44.6% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$849 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 West End compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 99
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 96%Socioeconomic
- 98%Household composition
- 95%Racial/ethnic minority
- 93%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
- 68%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 West End. 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.
- 37.6%Housing insecurity
- 34.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 53.9%Food insecurity
- 62.6%SNAP enrollment
- 26.9%Transit barriers
- 12.2%No health insurance
- 22.9%Frequent mental distress
- 51.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West End
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 10/10. Food insecurity runs 53.9% against 17.8% nationally. The poverty rate is 45%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 9.7/10. 61% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the Wayne County average of 46.6%. Annualized rent equals 43% of average household income of $23,690, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with.
Disability prevalence runs 51.5% against 31.5% nationally. Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1.2/10. It sits 1.4 points above the Wayne County average of 4.6.
Average gross rent is $849, 21% below the Detroit average. This ground was mapped C ("Definitely Declining") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Detroit. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 26163514300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163514300?
Census tract 26163514300 in the West End 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 26163514300?
Median gross rent is $849/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26163514300?
44.6% of residents in tract 26163514300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,668.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26163514300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 98th, minority 95th, housing 93th.
Q5
Is tract 26163514300 considered part of West End?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163514300 fall within West End (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 26163514300 struggle to pay rent?
About 37.6% 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. 34.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26163514300 compare to Detroit overall?
Tract 26163514300 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.
Q8
Was tract 26163514300 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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