Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally
Westlake Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 22019002500 · Calcasieu Parish, LA · pop 3,975 · 16% of tract blocks fall in Westlake
Westlake is where census tract 22019002500 sits, home to 3,975 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 4.6/10. That is riskier than roughly 26% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 30% of renter households, a high level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,173 a month against an average household income of $84,559 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 16% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units1,370
Renter share16.1%
SVI overall0.35
Poverty rate8.6%
Median income$84,559
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
13
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
8
th percentile
Very Low
National
23
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Westlake and the region
Centroid at 30.2714, -93.2452 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westlake scores 2.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Westlake
3.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.2
State political climate
Louisiana legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
8.6% poverty · this tract
2.1
Supply constraint
$1,173 rent vs county FMR
5.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Westlake
9.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Westlake
4.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Westlake
7.4
How Westlake compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 35
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 43%Socioeconomic
- 37%Household composition
- 6%Racial/ethnic minority
- 43%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.
- 12.4%Housing insecurity
- 8.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 16.8%Food insecurity
- 13.1%SNAP enrollment
- 8.8%Transit barriers
- 7.9%No health insurance
- 19.4%Frequent mental distress
- 38.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Westlake
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 9.3/10. 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 inherited from Westlake, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Calcasieu County average of 4.6 and below the Louisiana statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 12.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 35th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 22019002500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 22019002500?
Census tract 22019002500 in Westlake scores 2.6/10 (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 22019002500?
Median gross rent is $1,173/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 22019002500?
8.6% of residents in tract 22019002500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,975.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 22019002500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 43th, household 37th, minority 6th, housing 43th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 22019002500 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.4% 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. 8.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 22019002500 compare to Westlake overall?
Tract 22019002500 scores 2.6/10, higher than the parent city of Westlake at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Westlake; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Westlake
Top eight tracts in Westlake ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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