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

Elmwood Park Eviction Risk: Elevated , Detroit

Tract 26163516900 · Wayne County, MI · pop 2,253 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Census tract 26163516900 covers part of the Elmwood Park area of Detroit, MI, and scores 6/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 2,253 residents. 63% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly above the Wayne County average of 46.6%.

Risk score

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 46% Stable renters 28% Owners 26%

Tract context

Occupied units1,455

Renter share74.2%

SVI overall0.71

Poverty rate24.9%

Median income$30,354

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Detroit and the region

Centroid at 42.3447, -83.0302 · click any tract to drill in

Why Elmwood Park 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

24.9% poverty · this tract

6.2

Supply constraint

$772 rent vs county FMR

1.0

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 Elmwood Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 71

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

82%Socioeconomic
36%Household composition
93%Racial/ethnic minority
50%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. 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
0%Grade C
100%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 Elmwood 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.

20.4%Housing insecurity
16.9%Utility-shutoff threat
29.2%Food insecurity
31.6%SNAP enrollment
13.9%Transit barriers
7.0%No health insurance
16.4%Frequent mental distress
42.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Elmwood Park

What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9.7/10. 26% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1/10.

This is renter territory: 74% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. SNAP participation runs 31.6% against 15.2% nationally. Average gross rent is $772, 28% below the Detroit average.

The poverty rate is 25%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. It sits 1.4 points above the Wayne County average of 4.6.

Running cool, rent-regulation exposure reads 2/10. Food insecurity runs 29.2% against 17.8% nationally. This ground was mapped D ("Hazardous") 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.

On the national scale it lands near the 78th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 26163516900

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163516900?

Census tract 26163516900 in the Elmwood Park 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 26163516900?

Median gross rent is $772/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163516900?

24.9% of residents in tract 26163516900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,253.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163516900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 82th, household 36th, minority 93th, housing 50th.

Is tract 26163516900 considered part of Elmwood Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163516900 fall within Elmwood Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26163516900 struggle to pay rent?

About 20.4% 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. 16.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163516900 compare to Detroit overall?

Tract 26163516900 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 26163516900 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 100% 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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