Neighborhood · Ranked #45,786 of 84,120 nationally
Audobon Trace Eviction Risk: Moderate , Lafayette
Tract 22055001418 ·
Lafayette Parish, LA · pop 3,541 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
22055001418 is a census tract in the Audobon Trace area of Lafayette, LA. It scores 4.2/10 for landlords. It is home to 3,541 residents. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%Stable renters 23%Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units1,525
Renter share44.2%
SVI overall0.71
Poverty rate24.1%
Median income$84,429
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100th percentile
#1 of 3 tracts In Audobon Trace
Very High
Within parent city
60th percentile
#16 of 38 tracts In Lafayette
Elevated
Within county
60th percentile
#24 of 58 tracts In Lafayette Parish
Elevated
Within state
51th percentile
#677 of 1,379 tracts In Louisiana
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lafayette and the region
Centroid at 30.1647, -92.0143 · click any tract to drill in
Why Audobon Trace scores 4.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Lafayette
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
Louisiana legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
24.1% poverty · this tract
6.0
Supply constraint
$1,109 rent vs county FMR
5.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lafayette
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lafayette
3.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lafayette
3.0
How Audobon Trace compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 71
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
76%Socioeconomic
16%Household composition
54%Racial/ethnic minority
88%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Audobon Trace. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
14.2%Housing insecurity
10.3%Utility-shutoff threat
19.5%Food insecurity
15.9%SNAP enrollment
10.3%Transit barriers
8.2%No health insurance
18.3%Frequent mental distress
35.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Audobon Trace
The severe-burden share is 19%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Running cool, state political climate reads 2.3/10. The poverty rate is 24%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.
about half of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, higher than the Lafayette Parish average of 44.6%. Well under the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 3/10. That is riskier than roughly 46% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 7.4/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Against average income of $84,429, annual rent is just 16%. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.
It tracks the Lafayette Parish average of 4.0 closely. Average gross rent is $1,109, close to the Lafayette average. 44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 22055001418
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 22055001418?
Census tract 22055001418 in the Audobon Trace neighborhood scores 4.2/10 (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 22055001418?
Median gross rent is $1,109/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 22055001418?
24.1% of residents in tract 22055001418 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,541.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 22055001418?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 76th, household 16th, minority 54th, housing 88th.
Q5
Is tract 22055001418 considered part of Audobon Trace?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 22055001418 fall within Audobon Trace (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 22055001418 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.2% 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. 10.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 22055001418 compare to Lafayette overall?
Tract 22055001418 scores 4.2/10, higher than the parent city of Lafayette at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lafayette eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Lafayette
Top eight tracts in Lafayette ranked by composite eviction-risk score.