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Census Tract · Ranked #13,119 of 84,120 nationally

Lake Charles Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 22019001500 · Calcasieu Parish, LA · pop 1,769

Census tract 22019001500 runs through Lake Charles. With 1,769 residents, it scores 5.2/10 for landlords. That is riskier than about 46% of US census tracts.

About 55% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $717 a month against an average household income of $28,896 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. Renters make up 45% of occupied homes.

Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25% Stable renters 20% Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units711
Renter share45.0%
SVI overall0.77
Poverty rate44.3%
Median income$28,896

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
85 th percentile
Rank, 85th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 27 tracts In Lake Charles
High
Within county
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#5 of 56 tracts In Calcasieu Parish
Very High
Within state
82 th percentile
Rank, 82nd percentileLowHigh
#244 of 1,379 tracts In Louisiana
High
National
84 th percentile
Rank, 84th percentileLowHigh
#13,119 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Lake Charles and the region

Centroid at 30.2368, -93.1835 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lake Charles scores 5.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
44.3% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$717 rent vs county FMR
1.3
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.
Lake Charles risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.95.9This tracttract 001500Lake Charles: 3.43.4Lake Charlesparent cityCounty: 4.14.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.64.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 77

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

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.

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 in line with the Louisiana statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 33.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 29.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 77th 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 22019001500

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 22019001500?

Census tract 22019001500 in Lake Charles scores 5.9/10 (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 22019001500?

Median gross rent is $717/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 22019001500?

44.3% of residents in tract 22019001500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,769.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 22019001500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 77th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 93th, minority 90th, housing 18th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 22019001500 struggle to pay rent?

About 33.8% 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. 29.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 22019001500 compare to Lake Charles overall?

Tract 22019001500 scores 5.9/10, 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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