Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #16,850 of 84,120 nationally
Pingree Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Detroit
Tract 26163514500 · Wayne County, MI · pop 744 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Census tract 26163514500 sits in the Pingree Park neighborhood of Detroit eviction risk, Michigan eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 6.8/10. On the national scale it ranks #6,950 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 64% of renter households, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,042 a month while the average household earns $31,548 a year, roughly 40% of income at the averages. About 45% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units290
Renter share45.2%
SVI overall0.85
Poverty rate24.0%
Median income$31,548
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
29
th percentile
Low
Within county
61
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
86
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Detroit and the region
Centroid at 42.3753, -82.9999 · click any tract to drill in
Why Pingree Park scores 5.6
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
24.0% poverty · this tract
6.0
Supply constraint
$1,042 rent vs county FMR
2.6
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 Pingree Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 85
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 91%Socioeconomic
- 94%Household composition
- 92%Racial/ethnic minority
- 31%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 Pingree Park. 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.
- 43.5%Housing insecurity
- 39.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 60.0%Food insecurity
- 68.6%SNAP enrollment
- 31.2%Transit barriers
- 13.8%No health insurance
- 26.4%Frequent mental distress
- 51.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Pingree Park
The heaviest input here is 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 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.
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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 43.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 39.1% 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 26163514500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163514500?
Census tract 26163514500 in the Pingree Park neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 26163514500?
Median gross rent is $1,042/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26163514500?
24.0% of residents in tract 26163514500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 744.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26163514500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 94th, minority 92th, housing 31th.
Q5
Is tract 26163514500 considered part of Pingree Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163514500 fall within Pingree Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 26163514500 struggle to pay rent?
About 43.5% 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. 39.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26163514500 compare to Detroit overall?
Tract 26163514500 scores 5.6/10, 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 26163514500 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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