Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #14,316 of 84,120 nationally
Banglatown Eviction Risk: Moderate , Hamtramck
Tract 26163552000 · Wayne County, MI · pop 4,158 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Eviction risk in the Banglatown neighborhood of Hamtramck centers on tract 26163552000, which scores 6.9/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 4,158 residents. It lands near the 93rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
37% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $932 a month against an average household income of $43,447 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 25% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units1,087
Renter share25.1%
SVI overall0.79
Poverty rate35.1%
Median income$43,447
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Within county
68
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
89
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Hamtramck and the region
Centroid at 42.4044, -83.0585 · click any tract to drill in
Why Banglatown scores 5.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Hamtramck
7.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.9
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
35.1% poverty · this tract
8.8
Supply constraint
$932 rent vs county FMR
1.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Hamtramck
5.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Hamtramck
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Hamtramck
7.4
How Banglatown compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 79
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 95%Socioeconomic
- 47%Household composition
- 71%Racial/ethnic minority
- 53%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
- 69%Grade C
- 31%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 Banglatown. 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.
- 23.1%Housing insecurity
- 17.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 40.1%Food insecurity
- 39.0%SNAP enrollment
- 18.2%Transit barriers
- 11.9%No health insurance
- 22.5%Frequent mental distress
- 39.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Banglatown
What moves this score most is economic stress at 8.8/10. 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 Hamtramck 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 23.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 17.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 79th 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 26163552000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163552000?
Census tract 26163552000 in the Banglatown neighborhood scores 5.8/10 (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 26163552000?
Median gross rent is $932/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26163552000?
35.1% of residents in tract 26163552000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,158.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26163552000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 47th, minority 71th, housing 53th.
Q5
Is tract 26163552000 considered part of Banglatown?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163552000 fall within Banglatown (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 26163552000 struggle to pay rent?
About 23.1% 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. 17.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26163552000 compare to Hamtramck overall?
Tract 26163552000 scores 5.8/10, higher than the parent city of Hamtramck at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hamtramck eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 26163552000 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. 31% 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Hamtramck
Top eight tracts in Hamtramck ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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