Within county
23
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 26163587900 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26163587900 · Wayne County, MI · pop 7,272
The Moderate-tier score of 5.8/10 for census tract 26163587900 reflects conditions in Wayne in Wayne County, Michigan. That is riskier than about 68% of US census tracts.
About 47% 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 $878 a month against an average household income of $84,708 a year, roughly 12% of income at the averages. About 22% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 78%
Tract context
Occupied units2,439
Renter share22.3%
SVI overall0.65
Poverty rate11.3%
Median income$84,708
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
43
th percentile
Moderate
National
35
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Wayne County and the region
Centroid at 42.2449, -83.4507 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 26163587900 scores 3.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
3.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.9
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
11.3% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$878 rent vs county FMR
1.4
Rent control risk
State baseline
3.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Tract 26163587900 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 65
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 76%Socioeconomic
- 11%Household composition
- 64%Racial/ethnic minority
- 78%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.
- 16.4%Housing insecurity
- 11.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 18.8%Food insecurity
- 17.1%SNAP enrollment
- 9.9%Transit barriers
- 5.9%No health insurance
- 19.2%Frequent mental distress
- 28.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 26163587900
What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at $1/10. 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 set by Michigan eviction laws law, 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 16.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 65th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 26163587900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163587900?
Census tract 26163587900 in Wayne County scores 3.2/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 26163587900?
Median gross rent is $878/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26163587900?
11.3% of residents in tract 26163587900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,272.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26163587900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 65th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 76th, household 11th, minority 64th, housing 78th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26163587900 struggle to pay rent?
About 16.4% 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. 11.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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