4 census tracts · pop 9,674 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.2/10
· range 5.7–6.7
Plum Orchard takes in 4 census tracts of New Orleans, LA, population 9,674. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.2/10, Elevated tier. Against a New Orleans baseline of 35.9%, around two-thirds of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The severe-burden share is 36%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. 25.5% 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. Food insecurity affects 41.7% of adults, 23.9 points above the national rate.
Set annual rent against average household income of $42,271 and the ratio lands at 33%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. The poverty rate is 28%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.5/10. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 5.7 to 6.7, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.8/10.
Court records for this tract carry 627 eviction filings. Filing activity peaked in 2010 at 32.4% of renter households.
Average gross rent is $1,145, 8% below the New Orleans average of $1,251.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
4 tracts · population-weighted
Plum Orchard vs New OrleansHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority99%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport61%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Plum Orchard
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
627Total filings (sum)
19.33%Avg annual filing rate
32.4%Peak year (2010)
9.38%Latest filed (2013)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,243Total filings 2020-21
4.8Avg monthly observed
7.5Pre-pandemic baseline
1.08×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (New Orleans, LA).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Plum Orchard
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
31.7%Housing insecurity
25.5%Utility shutoff threat
42.1%Food insecurity
40.7%SNAP enrollment
11.6%No health insurance
43.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Plum Orchard
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Plum Orchard?
Plum Orchard scores 6.2/10 (Elevated tier) across 4 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 Plum Orchard compare to New Orleans overall?
Plum Orchard scores 0.9 points higher than New Orleans overall (5.3/10). Renters spend 65% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $1,145 vs $1,251.
Q3
What is the average rent in Plum Orchard?
Average gross rent in Plum Orchard is $1,145/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Plum Orchard residents are renters?
42% of Plum Orchard households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in New Orleans). The neighborhood has 9,674 residents.
Q5
Is Plum Orchard a high social-vulnerability area?
Plum Orchard sits in the 87th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Plum Orchard have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Plum Orchard is census tract 22071001743 (score 6.7/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.7 to 6.7, a spread of 1 points.
Q7
How safe is Plum Orchard for landlords?
Plum Orchard carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.2/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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 Plum Orchard?
Plum Orchard has 9,226 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (88.8%), Hispanic / Latino (8.5%), Other / Multiracial (2.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
