Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally
Sulphur Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 22019003200 · Calcasieu Parish, LA · pop 2,222 · 7% of tract blocks fall in Sulphur
Sulphur is where census tract 22019003200 sits, home to 2,222 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is $1/10. That is riskier than about 39% of US census tracts.
About 30% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 5% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,115 a month against an average household income of $62,143 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 13% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 87%
Tract context
Occupied units806
Renter share13.2%
SVI overall0.55
Poverty rate32.2%
Median income$62,143
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
73
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
58
th percentile
Elevated
National
70
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Sulphur and the region
Centroid at 30.1121, -93.3958 · click any tract to drill in
Why Sulphur scores 5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Sulphur
3.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.2
State political climate
Louisiana legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
32.2% poverty · this tract
8.0
Supply constraint
$1,115 rent vs county FMR
4.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Sulphur
5.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Sulphur
6.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Sulphur
6.3
How Sulphur compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 55
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 85%Socioeconomic
- 25%Household composition
- 20%Racial/ethnic minority
- 35%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.
- 16.7%Housing insecurity
- 12.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 25.8%Food insecurity
- 23.0%SNAP enrollment
- 12.5%Transit barriers
- 11.3%No health insurance
- 21.7%Frequent mental distress
- 45.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Sulphur
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 Sulphur 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 16.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 55th 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 22019003200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 22019003200?
Census tract 22019003200 in Sulphur scores 5/10 (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 22019003200?
Median gross rent is $1,115/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 22019003200?
32.2% of residents in tract 22019003200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,222.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 22019003200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 55th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 25th, minority 20th, housing 35th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 22019003200 struggle to pay rent?
About 16.7% 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. 12.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 22019003200 compare to Sulphur overall?
Tract 22019003200 scores 5/10, higher than the parent city of Sulphur at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sulphur eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Sulphur
Top eight tracts in Sulphur ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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