Census Tract · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally

Romulus Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 26163585800 · Wayne County, MI · pop 5,015

Eviction risk in Romulus eviction risk centers on tract 26163585800, which scores 5.8/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 5,015 residents. That is riskier than roughly 68% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 43% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $782 a month against an average household income of $69,163 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. Renters make up 29% of occupied homes.

Risk score

2.7

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 16% Owners 72%

Tract context

Occupied units1,825

Renter share28.6%

SVI overall0.75

Poverty rate4.9%

Median income$69,163

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Romulus and the region

Centroid at 42.2447, -83.4057 · click any tract to drill in

Why Romulus scores 2.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Romulus

7.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.9

State political climate

Michigan legislature & governorship

3.3

Economic stress

4.9% poverty · this tract

1.2

Supply constraint

$782 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Romulus

4.8

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Romulus

6.4

Housing court bias

Inherited from Romulus

5.2

How Romulus compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 75

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

75%Socioeconomic
48%Household composition
70%Racial/ethnic minority
76%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
0%Grade C
10%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

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.

21.4%Housing insecurity
15.9%Utility-shutoff threat
25.5%Food insecurity
24.9%SNAP enrollment
13.0%Transit barriers
7.4%No health insurance
21.0%Frequent mental distress
32.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Romulus

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 6.4/10. 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 Romulus 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 Black and White and ranks around the 75th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

In CDC survey modeling, about 21.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 26163585800

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163585800?

Census tract 26163585800 in Romulus scores 2.7/10 (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 26163585800?

Median gross rent is $782/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163585800?

4.9% of residents in tract 26163585800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,015.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163585800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 75th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 48th, minority 70th, housing 76th.

What share of households in tract 26163585800 struggle to pay rent?

About 21.4% 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. 15.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163585800 compare to Romulus overall?

Tract 26163585800 scores 2.7/10, lower than the parent city of Romulus at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Romulus eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 26163585800 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. 10% 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 Romulus

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