Within parent city
87
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #11,930 of 84,120 nationally
Lafayette Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 22055001302 · Lafayette Parish, LA · pop 2,488 · 98% of tract blocks fall in Lafayette
Census tract 22055001302 runs through Lafayette. With 2,488 residents, it scores 4.9/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #54,433 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 47% of renter households, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $680 a month against an average household income of $20,893 a year, roughly 39% of income at the averages. About 57% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27%
Stable renters 30%
Owners 43%
Tract context
Occupied units1,050
Renter share57.2%
SVI overall0.85
Poverty rate31.2%
Median income$20,893
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
91
th percentile
Very High
Within state
85
th percentile
High
National
86
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lafayette and the region
Centroid at 30.2284, -91.9952 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lafayette scores 6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
31.2% poverty · this tract
7.8
Supply constraint
$680 rent vs county FMR
1.5
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 Lafayette compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 85
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 92%Socioeconomic
- 32%Household composition
- 94%Racial/ethnic minority
- 81%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.
- 28.9%Housing insecurity
- 22.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 41.2%Food insecurity
- 39.8%SNAP enrollment
- 19.8%Transit barriers
- 11.9%No health insurance
- 20.2%Frequent mental distress
- 48.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lafayette
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 7.8/10. 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 above the Lafayette County average of 4.6 and in line with the Louisiana statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 85th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
In CDC survey modeling, about 28.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 22.9% 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 22055001302
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 22055001302?
Census tract 22055001302 in Lafayette scores 6/10 (Elevated 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 22055001302?
Median gross rent is $680/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 22055001302?
31.2% of residents in tract 22055001302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,488.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 22055001302?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 32th, minority 94th, housing 81th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 22055001302 struggle to pay rent?
About 28.9% 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. 22.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 22055001302 compare to Lafayette overall?
Tract 22055001302 scores 6/10, 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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6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
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22055000100
6
/ 10 · Elevated
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22055000700
6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · LA
22055000800
6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · LA
22055001201
6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · LA
22055000900
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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22055000200
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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22055000603
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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