Neighborhood · Ranked #56,048 of 84,120 nationally
Castle Rouge Eviction Risk: Lower , Detroit
Tract 26163555401 ·
Wayne County, MI · pop 2,961 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
Census tract 26163555401 covers part of the Castle Rouge area of Wayne County, MI, and scores 3.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 2,961. The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.7/10.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%Stable renters 11%Owners 78%
Tract context
Occupied units1,030
Renter share22.0%
SVI overall0.45
Poverty rate15.1%
Median income$76,724
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
43th percentile
#5 of 8 tracts In Castle Rouge
Moderate
Within county
34th percentile
#412 of 625 tracts In Wayne County
Low
Within state
43th percentile
#1,692 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
Moderate
National
33th percentile
#56,048 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Detroit and the region
Centroid at 42.3651, -83.2705 · click any tract to drill in
Why Castle Rouge scores 3.6
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
15.1% poverty · this tract
3.8
Supply constraint
$1,420 rent vs county FMR
5.3
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: 45
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
45%Socioeconomic
59%Household composition
90%Racial/ethnic minority
20%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Castle Rouge. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
22.7%Housing insecurity
17.2%Utility-shutoff threat
26.2%Food insecurity
25.5%SNAP enrollment
13.2%Transit barriers
6.6%No health insurance
19.7%Frequent mental distress
31.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Castle Rouge
21% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Against the Wayne County average of 4.6, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.0 points. Sitting well above the midpoint, regional political climate reads 6.9/10.
Housing insecurity runs 22.7% against 14.2% nationally. Food insecurity runs 26.2% against 17.8% nationally. Nationally it ranks #56,048 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
At 22% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 5.1/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for roughly one in two of renters.
Average gross rent runs $1,420 a month. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $76,724.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 26163555401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163555401?
Census tract 26163555401 in the Castle Rouge neighborhood 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 26163555401?
Median gross rent is $1,420/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26163555401?
15.1% of residents in tract 26163555401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,961.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26163555401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 45th, household 59th, minority 90th, housing 20th.
Q5
Is tract 26163555401 considered part of Castle Rouge?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163555401 fall within Castle Rouge (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 26163555401 struggle to pay rent?
About 22.7% 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. 17.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26163555401 compare to Detroit overall?
Tract 26163555401 scores 3.6/10, 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.