Neighborhood · New Orleans, LA

Mid-City Eviction Risk: Moderate

3 census tracts · pop 5,100 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5/10 · range 4.9–5.2

Mid-City takes in 3 census tracts of New Orleans, LA and houses 5,100 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. roughly one in two of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the New Orleans rate of 35.9%.

24% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Average gross rent is $1,529, 22% above the New Orleans average of $1,251. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.5/10.

The poverty rate is 19%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Court records carry 731 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts.

Filing activity peaked in 2009 at 16.6% 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 #20 by risk, the lower third.

The 3 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.3 points apart at the extremes. Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $74,691. 65% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

With little internal variation, 5/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score

Moderate

3 tracts · population-weighted

Mid-City vs New Orleans How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

48.4% +35%

New Orleans: 35.9%

Average gross rent

$1,529 +22%

New Orleans: $1,251

Average HH income

$74,691 +35%

New Orleans: $55,339

Poverty rate

19.1% -16%

New Orleans: 22.6%

Renter share

64.9% +33%

New Orleans: 48.8%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Mid-City and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 4.9–5.2

Why Mid-City scores 5

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 2.3–2.3 across tracts

2.3

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 8.4–8.4 across tracts

8.4

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 8.0–8.0 across tracts

8.0

Rent control risk

48% of income on rent · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts

2.5

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts

5.5

Tenant organizing strength

65% renter households · Range 6.5–6.5 across tracts

6.5

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 4.5–4.5 across tracts

4.5

Economic stress

19.1% below poverty line · Range 3.9–6.1 across tracts

4.7

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.3–6.7 across tracts

5.3

Risk score comparison

Mid-City vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Mid-City?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 0.3 points from 4.9 to 5.2. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.

Tracts as heat grid

5.2 5.0 4.9

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

3 tracts in Mid-City

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
22071005000	5.2	1,221	55%	$1,724
22071005400	5	1,585	49%	$1,379
22071006400	4.9	2,294	45%	$1,528

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 41

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 46%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 18%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 59%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 59%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Mid-City

Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

731Total filings (sum)
6.57%Avg annual filing rate
16.6%Peak year (2009)
3.27%Latest filed (2013)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

380Total filings 2020-21
1.6Avg monthly observed
2.4Pre-pandemic baseline
0.99×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 Mid-City

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

14.1%Housing insecurity
10.3%Utility shutoff threat
17.2%Food insecurity
13.6%SNAP enrollment
8.0%No health insurance
28.8%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Mid-City

What is the eviction-risk score for Mid-City?

Mid-City scores 5/10 (Moderate 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.

How does Mid-City compare to New Orleans overall?

Mid-City scores 0.3 points lower than New Orleans overall (5.3/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $1,529 vs $1,251.

What is the average rent in Mid-City?

Average gross rent in Mid-City is $1,529/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Mid-City residents are renters?

65% of Mid-City households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in New Orleans). The neighborhood has 5,100 residents.

Is Mid-City a high social-vulnerability area?

Mid-City sits in the 41st 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.

Which tracts in Mid-City have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Mid-City is census tract 22071005000 (score 5.2/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.9 to 5.2, a spread of 0.3 points.

How safe is Mid-City for landlords?

Mid-City carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (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 in line with the citywide level.

What is the demographic breakdown of Mid-City?

Mid-City has 5,683 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (47.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (28.6%), Other / Multiracial (12.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Mid-City

5.1 Faubourg St. John 3 tracts · pop 7,484 5.4 Broadmoor 23 tracts · pop 45,632 4 Hollygrove 2 tracts · pop 4,614 6 Tremé 12 tracts · pop 19,590 5.7 Leonidas 12 tracts · pop 29,301 6.5 Central Business District 3 tracts · pop 6,993

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside New Orleans

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Mid-City.

4.8 French Market 6 tracts · pop 10,101 5.2 Warehouse District 11 tracts · pop 15,109 5.2 Faubourg St. John 3 tracts · pop 7,484 4.7 Read Blvd West 1 tracts · pop 6,059 5.3 Barrington Park 5 tracts · pop 20,727 5.3 Broadmoor 23 tracts · pop 45,632

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