Neighborhood · Ranked #32,735 of 84,120 nationally

Minock Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Detroit

Tract 26163543400 · Wayne County, MI · pop 4,009 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 26163543400 (the Minock Park area of Detroit, Michigan) comes in at 6.3/10, the Elevated tier. On the national scale it ranks #14,545 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 52% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $996 a month while the average household earns $53,413 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 37% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.5

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 18% Owners 63%

Tract context

Occupied units1,299

Renter share37.3%

SVI overall0.81

Poverty rate9.8%

Median income$53,413

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Detroit and the region

Centroid at 42.4016, -83.2375 · click any tract to drill in

Why Minock Park scores 4.5

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

9.8% poverty · this tract

2.5

Supply constraint

$996 rent vs county FMR

2.2

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 Minock Park 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.

83%Socioeconomic
80%Household composition
98%Racial/ethnic minority
47%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: A: Best

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

69%Grade A
12%Grade B
0%Grade C
19%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.

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.

29.2%Housing insecurity
22.8%Utility-shutoff threat
36.7%Food insecurity
38.5%SNAP enrollment
17.8%Transit barriers
8.7%No health insurance
21.6%Frequent mental distress
37.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Minock Park

What moves this score most 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 about the same as the Wayne County average of 6.4 and above the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 29.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 22.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 81st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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 26163543400

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163543400?

Census tract 26163543400 in the Minock Park neighborhood scores 4.5/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 26163543400?

Median gross rent is $996/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163543400?

9.8% of residents in tract 26163543400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,009.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163543400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 81th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 83th, household 80th, minority 98th, housing 47th.

Is tract 26163543400 considered part of Minock Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163543400 fall within Minock Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26163543400 struggle to pay rent?

About 29.2% 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. 22.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163543400 compare to Detroit overall?

Tract 26163543400 scores 4.5/10, right in line with 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 26163543400 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 19% 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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