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Census Tract · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally

Baton Rouge Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 22033003000 · East Baton Rouge Parish, LA · pop 4,828 · 70% of tract blocks fall in Baton Rouge

22033003000 is a census tract in Baton Rouge, LA. It scores 5.4/10 for landlords. Severe burden reaches 44%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 33% Stable renters 22% Owners 45%
Tract context
Occupied units952
Renter share55.9%
SVI overall0.79
Poverty rate43.5%
Median income$22,339

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
84 th percentile
Rank, 84th percentileLowHigh
#12 of 70 tracts In Baton Rouge
High
Within county
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#12 of 108 tracts In East Baton Rouge Parish
High
Within state
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#237 of 1,379 tracts In Louisiana
High
National
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#24,859 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Baton Rouge and the region

Centroid at 30.5248, -91.2446 · click any tract to drill in

Why Baton Rouge scores 5.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Baton Rouge
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Louisiana legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
43.5% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$759 rent vs county FMR
1.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Baton Rouge
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Baton Rouge
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Baton Rouge
3.5

How Baton Rouge compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Baton Rouge risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.4This tracttract 0030004.0Baton Rougeparent city4.3Countyavg tract in county4.4Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 79

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 Baton Rouge

The dominant input is economic stress at 10/10. The poverty rate is 43%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Set annual rent against average income of $22,339 and the ratio lands at 41%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.

Housing insecurity runs 33.7% against 14.2% nationally. Running cool, supply constraint reads 1.2/10. At $759 a month, rents run 29% under what the rest of Baton Rouge commands.

60% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, above the East Baton Rouge Parish average of 50.3%. Well under the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 1.5/10. Disability prevalence runs 46.3% against 31.5% nationally.

It sits 1.1 points above the East Baton Rouge Parish average of 4.3. Nationally it ranks #24,859 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Social vulnerability reads 8.1/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the LA average is 4.4, so this tract runs 1.0 points hotter.

Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured. 56% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 22033003000

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 22033003000?

Census tract 22033003000 in Baton Rouge scores 5.4/10 (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 22033003000?

Median gross rent is $759/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 22033003000?

43.5% of residents in tract 22033003000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,828.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 22033003000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 23th, minority 95th, housing 65th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 22033003000 struggle to pay rent?

About 33.7% 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. 27.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 22033003000 compare to Baton Rouge overall?

Tract 22033003000 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Baton Rouge at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Baton Rouge eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Baton Rouge

Top eight tracts in Baton Rouge ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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