Within county
26
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 26163555600 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26163555600 · Wayne County, MI · pop 2,982
Census tract 26163555600 covers Wayne in Wayne County, home to 2,982 residents. For landlords it grades $1/10, an elevated reading. That is riskier than roughly 75% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
42% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 38% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,578 a month while the average household earns $89,750 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 22% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 78%
Tract context
Occupied units1,136
Renter share21.8%
SVI overall0.39
Poverty rate14.9%
Median income$89,750
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
48
th percentile
Moderate
National
39
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Wayne County and the region
Centroid at 42.3595, -83.3038 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 26163555600 scores 3.4
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
14.9% poverty · this tract
3.7
Supply constraint
$1,578 rent vs county FMR
6.5
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 26163555600 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.
- 30%Socioeconomic
- 73%Household composition
- 71%Racial/ethnic minority
- 22%Housing & transportation
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.
- 16.2%Housing insecurity
- 12.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 18.7%Food insecurity
- 17.7%SNAP enrollment
- 9.8%Transit barriers
- 5.9%No health insurance
- 18.5%Frequent mental distress
- 30.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 26163555600
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 6.5/10. 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 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 in line with the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 39th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 16.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.2% 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 26163555600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163555600?
Census tract 26163555600 in Wayne County scores 3.4/10 (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 26163555600?
Median gross rent is $1,578/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26163555600?
14.9% of residents in tract 26163555600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,982.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26163555600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 30th, household 73th, minority 71th, housing 22th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26163555600 struggle to pay rent?
About 16.2% 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. 12.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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