Within county
27
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 26163555100 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26163555100 · Wayne County, MI · pop 4,498
Tract 26163555100, home to 4,498 residents in Wayne, scores 6.1/10 for landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #18,891 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 64% of renter households, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,393 monthly, set against $69,935 in average yearly household income, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 24% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units1,891
Renter share24.2%
SVI overall0.47
Poverty rate13.7%
Median income$69,935
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
52
th percentile
Moderate
National
43
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Wayne County and the region
Centroid at 42.3703, -83.3042 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 26163555100 scores 3.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
3.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.9
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
13.7% poverty · this tract
3.4
Supply constraint
$1,393 rent vs county FMR
5.1
Rent control risk
State baseline
3.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Tract 26163555100 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 47
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 48%Socioeconomic
- 59%Household composition
- 62%Racial/ethnic minority
- 31%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
- 11%Grade C
- 0%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
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.
- 15.0%Housing insecurity
- 10.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 17.4%Food insecurity
- 15.7%SNAP enrollment
- 9.4%Transit barriers
- 6.3%No health insurance
- 19.2%Frequent mental distress
- 28.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 26163555100
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 5.1/10. 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 set by Michigan eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below 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.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 47th 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.
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 26163555100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163555100?
Census tract 26163555100 in Wayne County scores 3.6/10 (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 26163555100?
Median gross rent is $1,393/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26163555100?
13.7% of residents in tract 26163555100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,498.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26163555100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 47th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 48th, household 59th, minority 62th, housing 31th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26163555100 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.0% 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. 10.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
Was tract 26163555100 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. 0% 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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