Within neighborhood
29
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #65,414 of 84,120 nationally
Castle Rouge Eviction Risk: Lower , Detroit
Tract 26163554800 · Wayne County, MI · pop 3,291 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
With a score of 3.1/10, tract 26163554800 in the Castle Rouge area of Wayne County, MI reads lower for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,291 residents. 54% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units1,322
Renter share17.1%
SVI overall0.39
Poverty rate10.1%
Median income$75,431
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
25
th percentile
Low
Within state
29
th percentile
Low
National
22
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Detroit and the region
Centroid at 42.3925, -83.2855 · click any tract to drill in
Why Castle Rouge scores 3.1
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
10.1% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$1,105 rent vs county FMR
3.0
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 Castle Rouge compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 39
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 58%Socioeconomic
- 24%Household composition
- 77%Racial/ethnic minority
- 18%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
- 12%Grade C
- 1%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 Castle Rouge. 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.
- 18.0%Housing insecurity
- 12.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 21.3%Food insecurity
- 19.3%SNAP enrollment
- 10.7%Transit barriers
- 6.7%No health insurance
- 18.4%Frequent mental distress
- 31.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Castle Rouge
What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9.7/10. Against Wayne County at 46.6%, 57% of renters here are cost-burdened. It sits 1.5 points below the Wayne County average of 4.6.
Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 2.5/10. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 3/10.
This ground was mapped C ("Definitely Declining") 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. That is riskier than roughly 22% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. Only 17% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
Social vulnerability reads 4.5/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Rent consumes only 18% of average household income of $75,431, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Statewide the MI average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.1 points cooler.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 26163554800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163554800?
Census tract 26163554800 in the Castle Rouge neighborhood scores 3.1/10 (Lower 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 26163554800?
Median gross rent is $1,105/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26163554800?
10.1% of residents in tract 26163554800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,291.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26163554800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 58th, household 24th, minority 77th, housing 18th.
Q5
Is tract 26163554800 considered part of Castle Rouge?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163554800 fall within Castle Rouge (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 26163554800 struggle to pay rent?
About 18.0% 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. 12.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26163554800 compare to Detroit overall?
Tract 26163554800 scores 3.1/10, lower 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.
Q8
Was tract 26163554800 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. 1% 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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