2 census tracts · pop 5,397 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.4/10
· range 5.7–7.3
Parkwood takes in 2 census tracts of Brownsville, LA, population 5,397. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6.4/10, in the Elevated tier. 43% 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.
What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.1/10. The poverty rate is 28%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Running hot is housing-court posture at 8.1/10.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 5.7 to 7.3, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.1/10. SNAP participation is 27.0% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 22.4% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. 49% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.9/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Average gross rent runs $815, close to the Brownsville average. Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $39,437.
54% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.6 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
6.4
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Parkwood vs BrownsvilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority69%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport79%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Parkwood
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
22.4%Housing insecurity
16.7%Utility shutoff threat
30.9%Food insecurity
26.9%SNAP enrollment
11.9%No health insurance
44.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Parkwood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Parkwood?
Parkwood scores 6.4/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 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 Parkwood compare to Brownsville overall?
Parkwood scores 0.5 points higher than Brownsville overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 50% citywide. Average rent: $815 vs $857.
Q3
What is the average rent in Parkwood?
Average gross rent in Parkwood is $815/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Parkwood residents are renters?
54% of Parkwood households are renter-occupied (vs 47% in Brownsville). The neighborhood has 5,397 residents.
Q5
Is Parkwood a high social-vulnerability area?
Parkwood sits in the 77th 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 Parkwood have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Parkwood is census tract 22073005800 (score 7.3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.7 to 7.3, a spread of 1.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Parkwood for landlords?
Parkwood carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.4/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Brownsville as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Parkwood?
Parkwood has 5,640 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (44.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (42.4%), Hispanic / Latino (8.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
