Census Tract · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally

Southgate Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 26163582100 · Wayne County, MI · pop 4,145

Southgate is where census tract 26163582100 sits, home to 4,145 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.9/10. That is riskier than roughly 72% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

37% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,182 a month while the average household earns $75,511 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 14% of occupied homes.

Risk score

2.6

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 9% Owners 86%

Tract context

Occupied units1,529

Renter share13.8%

SVI overall0.35

Poverty rate6.0%

Median income$75,511

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Southgate and the region

Centroid at 42.1917, -83.2009 · click any tract to drill in

Why Southgate scores 2.6

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

6.0% poverty · this tract

1.5

Supply constraint

$1,182 rent vs county FMR

3.6

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: 35

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

29%Socioeconomic
44%Household composition
24%Racial/ethnic minority
53%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.

10.4%Housing insecurity
7.2%Utility-shutoff threat
12.5%Food insecurity
10.5%SNAP enrollment
7.0%Transit barriers
6.2%No health insurance
18.3%Frequent mental distress
31.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Southgate

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 7.2/10. 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 Southgate 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 10.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 35th 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.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 26163582100

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163582100?

Census tract 26163582100 in Southgate scores 2.6/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 26163582100?

Median gross rent is $1,182/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163582100?

6.0% of residents in tract 26163582100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,145.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163582100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 44th, minority 24th, housing 53th.

What share of households in tract 26163582100 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.4% 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. 7.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163582100 compare to Southgate overall?

Tract 26163582100 scores 2.6/10, lower than the parent city of Southgate at 3.1/10. 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.