Eviction Risk in Gentilly Terrace , New Orleans
1 census tracts · pop 1,277 · pop-weighted composite 5.3/10 · range 5.3–5.3
Gentilly Terrace is a black (non-hispanic) neighborhood in New Orleans with 1 census tract and a population of 1,277 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.3/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 14% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 13% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,305/month sits 4% higher than the New Orleans citywide median ($1,251).
Gentilly Terrace vs. parent city, state, and U.S.
Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).
Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk
Same county, closest by composite score.
Gentilly Terrace vs New Orleans
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
Black (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 1,316 residents across all tracts in Gentilly Terrace. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 3%
- White (non-Hispanic) 8.3%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 86.8%
- Other / Multiracial 2%
1 tracts in Gentilly Terrace
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22071003307 | 5.3 | 1,277 | 14% | $1,305 |
CDC SVI percentile: 28
Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Gentilly Terrace
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 90Total filings (sum)
- 6.21%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.4%Peak year (2012)
- 3.28%Latest filed (2013)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 53Total filings 2020-21
- 0.7Avg monthly observed
- 0.7Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.98×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (New Orleans, LA).
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Gentilly Terrace
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
- 26.0%Housing insecurity
- 21.6%Utility shutoff threat
- 34.2%Food insecurity
- 32.9%SNAP enrollment
- 8.6%No health insurance
- 41.8%Any disability
About Gentilly Terrace
What is the eviction-risk score for Gentilly Terrace?
Gentilly Terrace scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.
How does Gentilly Terrace compare to New Orleans overall?
Gentilly Terrace scores 0.1 points lower than New Orleans overall (5.4/10). Rent burden: 14% vs 36% citywide. Median rent: $1,305 vs $1,251.
What is the median rent in Gentilly Terrace?
Median gross rent in Gentilly Terrace is $1,305/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 14% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Gentilly Terrace residents are renters?
57% of Gentilly Terrace households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in New Orleans). The neighborhood has 1,277 residents.
Is Gentilly Terrace a high social-vulnerability area?
Gentilly Terrace sits in the 28th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.