Census Tract · Ranked #29,578 of 84,120 nationally

New Iberia Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 22045031302 · Iberia Parish, LA · pop 1,839 · 33% of tract blocks fall in New Iberia

New Iberia is where census tract 22045031302 sits, home to 1,839 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 4.8/10. It lands near the 32nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 16% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 7% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,027 a month while the average household earns $96,250 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. Renters make up 31% of occupied homes.

Risk score

4.7

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 26% Owners 69%

Tract context

Occupied units734

Renter share31.3%

SVI overall0.51

Poverty rate25.4%

Median income$96,250

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across New Iberia and the region

Centroid at 29.9631, -91.7596 · click any tract to drill in

Why New Iberia scores 4.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from New Iberia

3.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.4

State political climate

Louisiana legislature & governorship

2.3

Economic stress

25.4% poverty · this tract

6.3

Supply constraint

$1,027 rent vs county FMR

6.2

Rent control risk

Inherited from New Iberia

6.3

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.7

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from New Iberia

9.1

Housing court bias

Inherited from New Iberia

7.6

How New Iberia compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 51

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

57%Socioeconomic
19%Household composition
66%Racial/ethnic minority
55%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.

21.3%Housing insecurity
16.1%Utility-shutoff threat
30.4%Food insecurity
27.5%SNAP enrollment
15.1%Transit barriers
11.2%No health insurance
22.0%Frequent mental distress
44.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in New Iberia

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.1/10. 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 New Iberia eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Iberia County average of 5.0 and in line with the Louisiana statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 51st 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 21.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 16.1% 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 22045031302

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 22045031302?

Census tract 22045031302 in New Iberia scores 4.7/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 22045031302?

Median gross rent is $1,027/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 16% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 22045031302?

25.4% of residents in tract 22045031302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,839.

How socially vulnerable is tract 22045031302?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 51th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 57th, household 19th, minority 66th, housing 55th.

What share of households in tract 22045031302 struggle to pay rent?

About 21.3% 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. 16.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 22045031302 compare to New Iberia overall?

Tract 22045031302 scores 4.7/10, higher than the parent city of New Iberia at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from New Iberia eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in New Iberia

Top eight tracts in New Iberia ranked by composite eviction-risk score.