Within parent city
96
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #10,885 of 84,120 nationally
Lake Charles Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 22019001600 · Calcasieu Parish, LA · pop 4,461 · 44% of tract blocks fall in Lake Charles
Census tract 22019001600 belongs to Lake Charles, Louisiana. It is home to 4,461 residents and scores 5.3/10, a moderate reading for landlords. It lands near the 50th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 72% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 48% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $957 a month against an average household income of $28,813 a year, roughly 40% of income at the averages. About 38% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 63%
Tract context
Occupied units1,086
Renter share37.8%
SVI overall0.79
Poverty rate41.0%
Median income$28,813
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
89
th percentile
High
National
87
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lake Charles and the region
Centroid at 30.2355, -93.1404 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lake Charles scores 6.1
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
41.0% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$957 rent vs county FMR
3.4
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: 79
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 81%Socioeconomic
- 32%Household composition
- 87%Racial/ethnic minority
- 81%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.
- 31.1%Housing insecurity
- 25.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 44.5%Food insecurity
- 44.0%SNAP enrollment
- 22.2%Transit barriers
- 14.7%No health insurance
- 22.8%Frequent mental distress
- 49.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lake Charles
What moves this score most 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.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 79th 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 31.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 25.6% 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 22019001600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 22019001600?
Census tract 22019001600 in Lake Charles scores 6.1/10 (Elevated 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 22019001600?
Median gross rent is $957/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 72% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 22019001600?
41.0% of residents in tract 22019001600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,461.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 22019001600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 32th, minority 87th, housing 81th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 22019001600 struggle to pay rent?
About 31.1% 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. 25.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 22019001600 compare to Lake Charles overall?
Tract 22019001600 scores 6.1/10, 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.
Tract · LA
22019000602
6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
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Park Place
6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · LA
Greinwich Village
6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · LA
22019001500
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · LA
22019000300
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · LA
22019000400
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · LA
22019000200
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · LA
22019001401
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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