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Midwest Eviction Risk: Elevated , Detroit

Tract 26163533600 · Wayne County, MI · pop 1,421 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

With a score of 6/10, tract 26163533600 in the Midwest area of Detroit, MI reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 1,421 residents. Food insecurity runs 46.1% against 17.8% nationally.

Risk score

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 22% Stable renters 45% Owners 33%

Tract context

Occupied units575

Renter share66.3%

SVI overall0.81

Poverty rate31.1%

Median income$31,442

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Detroit and the region

Centroid at 42.3564, -83.1216 · click any tract to drill in

Why Midwest 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

31.1% poverty · this tract

7.8

Supply constraint

$931 rent vs county FMR

1.8

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 Midwest compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 81

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

94%Socioeconomic
68%Household composition
96%Racial/ethnic minority
35%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 Midwest. 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.

35.1%Housing insecurity
28.2%Utility-shutoff threat
46.1%Food insecurity
49.2%SNAP enrollment
22.6%Transit barriers
13.0%No health insurance
23.1%Frequent mental distress
43.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Midwest

The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.7/10. 33% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well below the Wayne County average of 46.6%. Housing insecurity runs 35.1% against 14.2% nationally.

Severe burden reaches 24%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Annualized rent equals 36% of average household income of $31,442, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with.

The poverty rate is 31%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. 66% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1.8/10.

Against the Wayne County average of 4.6, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.4 points. Well under the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 2/10.

At $931 a month, rents run 13% under what the rest of Detroit commands.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 26163533600

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163533600?

Census tract 26163533600 in the Midwest 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 26163533600?

Median gross rent is $931/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163533600?

31.1% of residents in tract 26163533600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,421.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163533600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 81th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 68th, minority 96th, housing 35th.

Is tract 26163533600 considered part of Midwest?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163533600 fall within Midwest (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26163533600 struggle to pay rent?

About 35.1% 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. 28.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163533600 compare to Detroit overall?

Tract 26163533600 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 26163533600 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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