Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
22.7%Housing insecurity
16.3%Utility-shutoff threat
30.1%Food insecurity
24.6%SNAP enrollment
14.6%Transit barriers
16.1%No health insurance
20.3%Frequent mental distress
38.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Metairie
The poverty rate is 37%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Severe burden reaches 23%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. On the softer side, rent-regulation exposure reads 1.5/10.
This is renter territory: 69% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Against Jefferson Parish at 47.9%, 57% of renters here are cost-burdened. Running cool, state political climate reads 2.3/10.
Housing insecurity runs 22.7% against 14.2% nationally. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 16.3% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
It sits 0.6 points above the Jefferson Parish average of 4.3. Nationally it ranks #34,278 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.8/10. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured. Average gross rent is $1,220, close to the Metairie average.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 22051029800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 22051029800?
Census tract 22051029800 in Metairie scores 4.9/10 (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 22051029800?
Median gross rent is $1,220/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 22051029800?
37.3% of residents in tract 22051029800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,763.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 22051029800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 87th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 76th, minority 72th, housing 67th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 22051029800 struggle to pay rent?
About 22.7% 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. 16.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 22051029800 compare to Metairie overall?
Tract 22051029800 scores 4.9/10, higher than the parent city of Metairie at 3.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Metairie eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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Highest-risk tracts in Metairie
Top eight tracts in Metairie ranked by composite eviction-risk score.