Within parent city
73
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #14,316 of 84,120 nationally
Lake Charles Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 22019000400 · Calcasieu Parish, LA · pop 1,246
Lake Charles in Calcasieu County anchors census tract 22019000400, which lands at 5.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 50th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 54% of renter households, a severe level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $933 a month while the average household earns $25,954 a year, roughly 43% of income at the averages. Renters make up 63% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 34%
Stable renters 29%
Owners 37%
Tract context
Occupied units367
Renter share62.9%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate53.5%
Median income$25,954
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
91
th percentile
Very High
Within state
79
th percentile
High
National
83
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lake Charles and the region
Centroid at 30.2320, -93.1990 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lake Charles scores 5.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Lake Charles
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.2
State political climate
Louisiana legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
53.5% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$933 rent vs county FMR
3.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lake Charles
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lake Charles
3.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lake Charles
3.0
How Lake Charles compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 86
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 79%Socioeconomic
- 87%Household composition
- 98%Racial/ethnic minority
- 67%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.
- 41.5%Housing insecurity
- 36.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 58.9%Food insecurity
- 62.5%SNAP enrollment
- 30.6%Transit barriers
- 15.8%No health insurance
- 25.8%Frequent mental distress
- 56.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lake Charles
The heaviest input here is economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Lake Charles eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Calcasieu County average of 4.6 and above the Louisiana statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 41.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 36.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 86th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 22019000400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 22019000400?
Census tract 22019000400 in Lake Charles scores 5.8/10 (Moderate 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 22019000400?
Median gross rent is $933/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 22019000400?
53.5% of residents in tract 22019000400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,246.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 22019000400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 79th, household 87th, minority 98th, housing 67th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 22019000400 struggle to pay rent?
About 41.5% 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. 36.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 22019000400 compare to Lake Charles overall?
Tract 22019000400 scores 5.8/10, higher than the parent city of Lake Charles at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lake Charles eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Lake Charles
Top eight tracts in Lake Charles ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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22019001600
6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
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22019000602
6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · LA
Park Place
6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · LA
Greinwich Village
6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · LA
22019001500
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · LA
22019000200
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · LA
22019000300
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · LA
22019001401
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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