Neighborhood · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally

Castle Rouge Eviction Risk: Lower , Detroit

Tract 26163554900 · Wayne County, MI · pop 3,623 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

Here is how census tract 26163554900, in the Castle Rouge neighborhood of Detroit eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 6.2/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 3,623. It lands near the 80th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 55% of renter households, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,745 a month against an average household income of $80,968 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 13% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.3

Lower

Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 6% Owners 87%

Tract context

Occupied units1,314

Renter share13.2%

SVI overall0.29

Poverty rate11.8%

Median income$80,968

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Detroit and the region

Centroid at 42.3815, -83.2948 · click any tract to drill in

Why Castle Rouge scores 3.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

11.8% poverty · this tract

3.0

Supply constraint

$1,745 rent vs county FMR

7.7

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: 29

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

44%Socioeconomic
40%Household composition
75%Racial/ethnic minority
8%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
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.

18.3%Housing insecurity
13.9%Utility-shutoff threat
21.0%Food insecurity
20.1%SNAP enrollment
11.0%Transit barriers
5.9%No health insurance
19.2%Frequent mental distress
30.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Castle Rouge

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 7.7/10. 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 safer side for landlords.

This tract overlaps land the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation redlined in the 1930s, a dominant grade of D ("Hazardous") across 1% of the tract. Redlining cut off mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class blocks, and those areas still tend to carry higher rent burden and eviction filings today.

The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 29th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

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 26163554900

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163554900?

Census tract 26163554900 in the Castle Rouge neighborhood scores 3.3/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 26163554900?

Median gross rent is $1,745/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163554900?

11.8% of residents in tract 26163554900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,623.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163554900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 44th, household 40th, minority 75th, housing 8th.

Is tract 26163554900 considered part of Castle Rouge?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163554900 fall within Castle Rouge (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26163554900 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.3% 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. 13.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163554900 compare to Detroit overall?

Tract 26163554900 scores 3.3/10, lower 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.

Was tract 26163554900 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. 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.