6 census tracts · pop 17,077 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.9/10
· range 3.9–6.7
Camp Leroy Johnson is a 6-tract neighborhood of New Orleans, LA and houses 17,077 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.9/10, in the Moderate tier. The severe-burden share is 48%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
62% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the New Orleans rate of 35.9%. Scores across the 6 constituent tracts range from 3.9 to 6.7. A 2.8-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. 21.7% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
The poverty rate is 28%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 26.8% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.5/10.
Filings are well documented here: 995 across 6 observed tracts. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 3/10. Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 138.8% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 3.3% in 2013, is well off that peak. Among the 29 mapped neighborhoods of New Orleans, it ranks #7 by risk, the upper third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Tremé and Milneburg. Average gross rent runs $1,182, close to the New Orleans average. Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $49,627.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.8 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
6 tracts · population-weighted
Camp Leroy Johnson vs New OrleansHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority92%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport51%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Camp Leroy Johnson
Aggregated across 6 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
995Total filings (sum)
10.28%Avg annual filing rate
138.8%Peak year (2011)
3.67%Latest filed (2013)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,059Total filings 2020-21
3.1Avg monthly observed
3.3Pre-pandemic baseline
0.95×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (New Orleans, LA).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Camp Leroy Johnson
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
29.0%Housing insecurity
23.9%Utility shutoff threat
38.5%Food insecurity
37.6%SNAP enrollment
10.6%No health insurance
40.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Camp Leroy Johnson
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Camp Leroy Johnson?
Camp Leroy Johnson scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 6 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Camp Leroy Johnson compare to New Orleans overall?
Camp Leroy Johnson scores 0.6 points higher than New Orleans overall (5.3/10). Renters spend 62% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $1,182 vs $1,251.
Q3
What is the average rent in Camp Leroy Johnson?
Average gross rent in Camp Leroy Johnson is $1,182/month (pop-weighted across 6 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Camp Leroy Johnson residents are renters?
43% of Camp Leroy Johnson households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in New Orleans). The neighborhood has 17,077 residents.
Q5
Is Camp Leroy Johnson a high social-vulnerability area?
Camp Leroy Johnson sits in the 69th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Camp Leroy Johnson have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Camp Leroy Johnson is census tract 22071001720 (score 6.7/10). Across the 6 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.9 to 6.7, a spread of 2.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Camp Leroy Johnson for landlords?
Camp Leroy Johnson carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.9/10). Pop-weighted across 6 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to New Orleans as a whole (5.3/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Camp Leroy Johnson?
Camp Leroy Johnson has 16,381 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (75.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (10.3%), Other / Multiracial (7.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
