Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #18,163 of 84,120 nationally
I-94 Industrial Park Eviction Risk: Elevated , Hamtramck
Tract 26163552400 · Wayne County, MI · pop 3,363 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
Census tract 26163552400 covers part of the I-94 Industrial Park area of Hamtramck, MI, and scores 6/10 on landlord eviction risk. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.7/10.
Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 23%
Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units787
Renter share40.7%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate36.7%
Median income$41,250
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
87
th percentile
High
Within state
95
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Hamtramck and the region
Centroid at 42.3990, -83.0464 · click any tract to drill in
Why I-94 Industrial Park scores 6
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
36.7% poverty · this tract
9.2
Supply constraint
$879 rent vs county FMR
1.4
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 I-94 Industrial Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 86
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 94%Socioeconomic
- 69%Household composition
- 61%Racial/ethnic minority
- 69%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
- 52%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 I-94 Industrial 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.
- 24.9%Housing insecurity
- 19.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 40.6%Food insecurity
- 41.4%SNAP enrollment
- 19.8%Transit barriers
- 13.1%No health insurance
- 24.6%Frequent mental distress
- 42.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in I-94 Industrial Park
Food insecurity runs 40.6% against 17.8% nationally. Sitting well above the midpoint, economic stress reads 9.2/10.
The poverty rate is 37%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. The severe-burden share is 23%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1.4/10. Against the Wayne County average of 4.6, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.4 points.
Inability to pay a utility bill runs 19.1% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Average gross rent is $879, 11% below the Hamtramck average.
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. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 8.8/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
Statewide the MI average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.8 points hotter.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 26163552400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163552400?
Census tract 26163552400 in the I-94 Industrial 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 26163552400?
Median gross rent is $879/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26163552400?
36.7% of residents in tract 26163552400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,363.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26163552400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 69th, minority 61th, housing 69th.
Q5
Is tract 26163552400 considered part of I-94 Industrial Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163552400 fall within I-94 Industrial Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 26163552400 struggle to pay rent?
About 24.9% 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. 19.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26163552400 compare to Hamtramck overall?
Tract 26163552400 scores 6/10, higher than the parent city of Hamtramck at 4.6/10. 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 26163552400 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. 52% 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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