Neighborhood · Ranked #8,912 of 84,120 nationally

Chinatown Eviction Risk: Elevated , Detroit

Tract 26163521800 · Wayne County, MI · pop 1,758 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

The Chinatown area of Detroit is where census tract 26163521800 sits, home to 1,758 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 7.1/10. On the national scale it ranks #3,682 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 47% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $309 a month while the average household earns $18,342 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 90% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.3

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 42% Stable renters 48% Owners 10%

Tract context

Occupied units1,049

Renter share89.5%

SVI overall0.92

Poverty rate40.0%

Median income$18,342

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Detroit and the region

Centroid at 42.3461, -83.0713 · click any tract to drill in

Why Chinatown scores 6.3

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

40.0% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$309 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 Chinatown compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 92

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

86%Socioeconomic
100%Household composition
97%Racial/ethnic minority
50%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
71%Grade C
29%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 Chinatown. 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.

28.6%Housing insecurity
24.2%Utility-shutoff threat
40.4%Food insecurity
45.4%SNAP enrollment
19.8%Transit barriers
9.8%No health insurance
20.4%Frequent mental distress
44.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Chinatown

What moves this score most is 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.

Part of this tract, about 29% 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 28.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 24.2% 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 26163521800

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163521800?

Census tract 26163521800 in the Chinatown neighborhood scores 6.3/10 (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 26163521800?

Median gross rent is $309/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163521800?

40.0% of residents in tract 26163521800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,758.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163521800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 100th, minority 97th, housing 50th.

Is tract 26163521800 considered part of Chinatown?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163521800 fall within Chinatown (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26163521800 struggle to pay rent?

About 28.6% 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. 24.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163521800 compare to Detroit overall?

Tract 26163521800 scores 6.3/10, 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 26163521800 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. 29% 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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