Neighborhood · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally

Downtown Wyandotte Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 26163580800 · Wayne County, MI · pop 1,278 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

In Downtown Wyandotte in Wyandotte, census tract 26163580800 scores $1/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 75% of US census tracts.

49% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $900 monthly, set against $61,641 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 32% of occupied homes.

Risk score

3.7

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 17% Owners 67%

Tract context

Occupied units545

Renter share32.3%

SVI overall0.32

Poverty rate6.7%

Median income$61,641

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Wyandotte and the region

Centroid at 42.1931, -83.1568 · click any tract to drill in

Why Downtown Wyandotte scores 3.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Wyandotte

7.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.9

State political climate

Michigan legislature & governorship

3.3

Economic stress

6.7% poverty · this tract

1.7

Supply constraint

$900 rent vs county FMR

1.5

Rent control risk

Inherited from Wyandotte

4.3

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.9

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Wyandotte

5.9

Housing court bias

Inherited from Wyandotte

5.6

How Downtown Wyandotte compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 32

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

40%Socioeconomic
47%Household composition
12%Racial/ethnic minority
30%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
12%Grade C
49%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 Wyandotte. 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.

12.8%Housing insecurity
9.6%Utility-shutoff threat
16.4%Food insecurity
15.5%SNAP enrollment
9.0%Transit barriers
7.0%No health insurance
20.0%Frequent mental distress
32.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Downtown Wyandotte

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 5.9/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Wyandotte eviction risk, 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 predominantly White and ranks around the 32nd 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.

This tract overlaps land the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation redlined in the 1930s, a dominant grade of D ("Hazardous") across 49% 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.

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 26163580800

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163580800?

Census tract 26163580800 in the Downtown Wyandotte neighborhood scores 3.7/10 (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 26163580800?

Median gross rent is $900/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163580800?

6.7% of residents in tract 26163580800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,278.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163580800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 32th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 40th, household 47th, minority 12th, housing 30th.

Is tract 26163580800 considered part of Downtown Wyandotte?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163580800 fall within Downtown Wyandotte (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26163580800 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.8% 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. 9.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163580800 compare to Wyandotte overall?

Tract 26163580800 scores 3.7/10, higher than the parent city of Wyandotte at 3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wyandotte eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 26163580800 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. 49% 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 Wyandotte

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