Census Tract · Ranked #57,812 of 84,120 nationally

Southgate Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 26163581200 · Wayne County, MI · pop 3,431

With a score of 3.5/10, tract 26163581200 in Southgate, MI reads lower for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,431. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.7/10.

Risk score

3.5

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 27% Owners 49%

Tract context

Occupied units1,714

Renter share50.8%

SVI overall0.59

Poverty rate8.5%

Median income$50,152

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Southgate and the region

Centroid at 42.1916, -83.2187 · click any tract to drill in

Why Southgate scores 3.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Southgate

7.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.9

State political climate

Michigan legislature & governorship

3.3

Economic stress

8.5% poverty · this tract

2.1

Supply constraint

$985 rent vs county FMR

2.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Southgate

5.4

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.1

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Southgate

7.2

Housing court bias

Inherited from Southgate

5.2

How Southgate compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 59

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

55%Socioeconomic
65%Household composition
31%Racial/ethnic minority
62%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.

11.1%Housing insecurity
7.9%Utility-shutoff threat
15.2%Food insecurity
13.8%SNAP enrollment
7.9%Transit barriers
6.9%No health insurance
17.4%Frequent mental distress
34.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Southgate

17% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Running cool, economic stress reads 2.1/10.

On the softer side, supply constraint reads 2.1/10. Against the Wayne County average of 4.6, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.1 points.

At $985 a month, rents run 12% under what the rest of Southgate commands. On the national scale it lands near the 31st percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 6.3/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 48% of renters.

Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $50,152. 51% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 26163581200

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163581200?

Census tract 26163581200 in Southgate scores 3.5/10 (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 26163581200?

Median gross rent is $985/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163581200?

8.5% of residents in tract 26163581200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,431.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163581200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 55th, household 65th, minority 31th, housing 62th.

What share of households in tract 26163581200 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.1% 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. 7.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163581200 compare to Southgate overall?

Tract 26163581200 scores 3.5/10, lower than the parent city of Southgate at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Southgate eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Southgate

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