Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #6,848 of 84,120 nationally
West Monroe Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 22073011100 · Ouachita Parish, LA · pop 3,558 · 88% of tract blocks fall in West Monroe
How risky is West Monroe in Ouachita County for landlords? Census tract 22073011100 scores 5.7/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 65th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 44% of renter households, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $831 monthly, set against $33,571 in average yearly household income, roughly 30% of income at the averages. Renters make up 77% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.6
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 34%
Stable renters 44%
Owners 22%
Tract context
Occupied units1,202
Renter share77.3%
SVI overall0.80
Poverty rate35.7%
Median income$33,571
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
96
th percentile
Very High
National
92
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across West Monroe and the region
Centroid at 32.4491, -92.1411 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Monroe scores 6.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from West Monroe
4.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.8
State political climate
Louisiana legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
35.7% poverty · this tract
8.9
Supply constraint
$831 rent vs county FMR
3.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from West Monroe
5.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from West Monroe
9.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from West Monroe
7.1
How West Monroe compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 80
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 79%Socioeconomic
- 73%Household composition
- 85%Racial/ethnic minority
- 62%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 29.3%Housing insecurity
- 23.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 39.3%Food insecurity
- 37.4%SNAP enrollment
- 19.3%Transit barriers
- 11.6%No health insurance
- 22.9%Frequent mental distress
- 44.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Monroe
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from West Monroe eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Ouachita County average of 5.0 and above the Louisiana statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 29.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 23.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 80th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 22073011100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 22073011100?
Census tract 22073011100 in West Monroe scores 6.6/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 22073011100?
Median gross rent is $831/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 22073011100?
35.7% of residents in tract 22073011100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,558.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 22073011100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 80th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 79th, household 73th, minority 85th, housing 62th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 22073011100 struggle to pay rent?
About 29.3% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 23.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 22073011100 compare to West Monroe overall?
Tract 22073011100 scores 6.6/10, higher than the parent city of West Monroe at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West Monroe eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in West Monroe
Top eight tracts in West Monroe ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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