3 census tracts · pop 6,993 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.5/10
· range 6.2–6.7
Central Business District takes in 3 census tracts of New Orleans, LA, population 6,993. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6.5/10, in the Elevated tier. Against a New Orleans baseline of 35.9%, 60% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Severe burden reaches 32%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. 86% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. Set annual rent against average household income of $38,510 and the ratio lands at 39%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
Food insecurity affects 40.5% of adults, 22.7 points above the national rate. The poverty rate is 35%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 29.3% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. What pushes the score up most is economic stress at 7.9/10. Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.5/10.
Court records carry 472 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 8.9% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 2.4% in 2013, is well off that peak. That places it #3 of 29 neighborhoods in New Orleans.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.5
Elevated
3 tracts · population-weighted
Central Business District vs New OrleansHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority78%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport76%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Central Business District
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
472Total filings (sum)
3.55%Avg annual filing rate
8.9%Peak year (2011)
2.41%Latest filed (2013)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,404Total filings 2020-21
6.5Avg monthly observed
7.3Pre-pandemic baseline
0.89×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 Central Business District
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
27.0%Housing insecurity
22.8%Utility shutoff threat
37.0%Food insecurity
36.4%SNAP enrollment
11.6%No health insurance
40.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Central Business District
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Central Business District?
Central Business District scores 6.5/10 (Elevated tier) across 3 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 Central Business District compare to New Orleans overall?
Central Business District scores 1.2 points higher than New Orleans overall (5.3/10). Renters spend 60% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $1,245 vs $1,251.
Q3
What is the average rent in Central Business District?
Average gross rent in Central eviction risk Business District is $1,245/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Central Business District residents are renters?
86% of Central Business District households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in New Orleans). The neighborhood has 6,993 residents.
Q5
Is Central Business District a high social-vulnerability area?
Central Business District sits in the 74th 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 Central Business District have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Central Business District is census tract 22071006000 (score 6.7/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.2 to 6.7, a spread of 0.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Central Business District for landlords?
Central eviction risk Business District carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.5/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 Central Business District?
Central Business District has 7,214 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (49.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (33%), Hispanic / Latino (7.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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