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Census Tract · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally

Lafayette Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 22055000605 · Lafayette Parish, LA · pop 2,440

With a score of 4.1/10, tract 22055000605 in Lafayette ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 2,440 residents. That is riskier than roughly 14% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 40% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,011 a month while the average household earns $49,922 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 75% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30% Stable renters 45% Owners 25%
Tract context
Occupied units1,330
Renter share74.7%
SVI overall0.58
Poverty rate9.3%
Median income$49,922

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
43 th percentile
Rank, 43rd percentileLowHigh
#22 of 38 tracts In Lafayette
Moderate
Within county
49 th percentile
Rank, 49th percentileLowHigh
#30 of 58 tracts In Lafayette Parish
Moderate
Within state
37 th percentile
Rank, 37th percentileLowHigh
#869 of 1,379 tracts In Louisiana
Low
National
53 th percentile
Rank, 53rd percentileLowHigh
#39,389 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Lafayette and the region

Centroid at 30.2147, -92.0548 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lafayette scores 4.1

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
9.3% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$1,011 rent vs county FMR
4.6
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 Lafayette compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Lafayette risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.14.1This tracttract 000605Lafayette: 3.13.1Lafayetteparent cityCounty: 4.24.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.64.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 58

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 Lafayette

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 4.6/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Lafayette eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Lafayette County average of 4.6 and below the Louisiana statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 58th 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.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 22055000605

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 22055000605?

Census tract 22055000605 in Lafayette scores 4.1/10 (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 22055000605?

Median gross rent is $1,011/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 22055000605?

9.3% of residents in tract 22055000605 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,440.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 22055000605?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 21th, minority 72th, housing 61th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 22055000605 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.9% 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. 8.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 22055000605 compare to Lafayette overall?

Tract 22055000605 scores 4.1/10, higher than the parent city of Lafayette at 3.1/10. 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.

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