Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally

Downtown Allen Park Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 26163576001 · Wayne County, MI · pop 1,795 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Census tract 26163576001 covers part of the Downtown Allen Park area of Allen Park, MI, and scores 3/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 1,795. Against Wayne County at 46.6%, 25% of renters here are cost-burdened.

Risk score

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 16% Owners 79%

Tract context

Occupied units822

Renter share21.8%

SVI overall0.36

Poverty rate9.5%

Median income$57,619

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Allen Park and the region

Centroid at 42.2731, -83.2147 · click any tract to drill in

Why Downtown Allen Park scores 3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Allen Park

7.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.9

State political climate

Michigan legislature & governorship

3.3

Economic stress

9.5% poverty · this tract

2.4

Supply constraint

$1,162 rent vs county FMR

3.4

Rent control risk

Inherited from Allen Park

4.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.1

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Allen Park

3.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Allen Park

4.1

How Downtown Allen Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 36

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

44%Socioeconomic
51%Household composition
54%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
0%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

Within Downtown Allen Park. 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.

14.2%Housing insecurity
9.7%Utility-shutoff threat
17.7%Food insecurity
15.3%SNAP enrollment
9.2%Transit barriers
8.4%No health insurance
18.4%Frequent mental distress
32.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Downtown Allen Park

The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.7/10. Severe burden reaches 20%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. It sits 1.6 points below the Wayne County average of 4.6.

On the softer side, economic stress reads 2.4/10. On the high side, local political climate reads 7.2/10. 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.

Nationally it ranks #67,219 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. Social vulnerability reads 4.3/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Statewide the MI average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.2 points cooler. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured.

Average gross rent is $1,162, close to the Allen Park average.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 26163576001

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163576001?

Census tract 26163576001 in the Downtown Allen Park neighborhood scores 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 26163576001?

Median gross rent is $1,162/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163576001?

9.5% of residents in tract 26163576001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,795.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163576001?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 44th, household 51th, minority 54th, housing 18th.

Is tract 26163576001 considered part of Downtown Allen Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163576001 fall within Downtown Allen Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26163576001 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.2% 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. 9.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163576001 compare to Allen Park overall?

Tract 26163576001 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Allen Park at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Allen Park eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 26163576001 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Allen Park

Top eight tracts in Allen Park ranked by composite eviction-risk score.