Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #20,889 of 84,120 nationally
South of Six Eviction Risk: Moderate , Detroit
Tract 26163554500 · Wayne County, MI · pop 2,678 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Census tract 26163554500 sits in the South of Six area of Detroit eviction risk, Michigan eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 6.6/10. On the national scale it ranks #9,567 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
82% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 55% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,210 a month against an average household income of $41,471 a year, roughly 35% of income at the averages. About 29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units1,101
Renter share28.6%
SVI overall0.70
Poverty rate30.1%
Median income$41,471
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
56
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
82
th percentile
High
National
75
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Detroit and the region
Centroid at 42.4057, -83.2877 · click any tract to drill in
Why South of Six scores 5.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Detroit
3.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.9
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
30.1% poverty · this tract
7.5
Supply constraint
$1,210 rent vs county FMR
3.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Detroit
3.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Detroit
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Detroit
5.0
How South of Six compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 70
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 78%Socioeconomic
- 33%Household composition
- 72%Racial/ethnic minority
- 64%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
- 65%Grade C
- 2%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 South of Six. 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.
- 22.5%Housing insecurity
- 17.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 28.5%Food insecurity
- 30.0%SNAP enrollment
- 14.6%Transit barriers
- 8.6%No health insurance
- 22.3%Frequent mental distress
- 35.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South of Six
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 7.5/10. 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 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 riskier side for landlords.
The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 70th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
In CDC survey modeling, about 22.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 17.9% 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 26163554500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163554500?
Census tract 26163554500 in the South of Six neighborhood scores 5.3/10 (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 26163554500?
Median gross rent is $1,210/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 82% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26163554500?
30.1% of residents in tract 26163554500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,678.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26163554500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 78th, household 33th, minority 72th, housing 64th.
Q5
Is tract 26163554500 considered part of South of Six?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163554500 fall within South of Six (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 26163554500 struggle to pay rent?
About 22.5% 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. 17.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26163554500 compare to Detroit overall?
Tract 26163554500 scores 5.3/10, 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.
Q8
Was tract 26163554500 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. 2% 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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