Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally
Westlake Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 22019002600 · Calcasieu Parish, LA · pop 4,671 · 90% of tract blocks fall in Westlake
For landlords sizing up Westlake in Calcasieu County, census tract 22019002600 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.1/10. That is riskier than roughly 42% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 52% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $937 a month while the average household earns $63,352 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 23% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units1,799
Renter share23.5%
SVI overall0.32
Poverty rate10.8%
Median income$63,352
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
29
th percentile
Low
Within state
16
th percentile
Very Low
National
33
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Westlake and the region
Centroid at 30.2513, -93.2591 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westlake scores 3.1
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
10.8% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$937 rent vs county FMR
3.2
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: 32
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 27%Socioeconomic
- 56%Household composition
- 36%Racial/ethnic minority
- 31%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.
- 12.7%Housing insecurity
- 8.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 16.8%Food insecurity
- 12.8%SNAP enrollment
- 8.8%Transit barriers
- 7.9%No health insurance
- 18.3%Frequent mental distress
- 37.2%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 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 32nd 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 12.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.9% 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 22019002600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 22019002600?
Census tract 22019002600 in Westlake scores 3.1/10 (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 22019002600?
Median gross rent is $937/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 22019002600?
10.8% of residents in tract 22019002600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,671.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 22019002600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 32th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 27th, household 56th, minority 36th, housing 31th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 22019002600 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.7% 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. 8.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 22019002600 compare to Westlake overall?
Tract 22019002600 scores 3.1/10, 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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