Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally
Sterlington Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 22073010202 · Ouachita Parish, LA · pop 8,653 · 10% of tract blocks fall in Sterlington
How risky is Sterlington for landlords? Census tract 22073010202 scores 5.2/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 46th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 52% of renter households, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,286 a month while the average household earns $89,888 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 15% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 85%
Tract context
Occupied units2,941
Renter share15.5%
SVI overall0.42
Poverty rate8.2%
Median income$89,888
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
13
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
32
th percentile
Low
National
49
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Sterlington and the region
Centroid at 32.6390, -92.0185 · click any tract to drill in
Why Sterlington scores 3.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Sterlington
4.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.8
State political climate
Louisiana legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
8.2% poverty · this tract
2.1
Supply constraint
$1,286 rent vs county FMR
7.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Sterlington
4.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Sterlington
9.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Sterlington
6.1
How Sterlington compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 42
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 30%Socioeconomic
- 43%Household composition
- 39%Racial/ethnic minority
- 65%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.
- 10.3%Housing insecurity
- 7.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.1%Food insecurity
- 8.5%SNAP enrollment
- 6.7%Transit barriers
- 5.3%No health insurance
- 16.8%Frequent mental distress
- 30.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Sterlington
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.1/10. 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 Sterlington, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Ouachita County average of 5.0 and in line with the Louisiana statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 10.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 42nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 22073010202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 22073010202?
Census tract 22073010202 in Sterlington scores 3.9/10 (Lower 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 22073010202?
Median gross rent is $1,286/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 22073010202?
8.2% of residents in tract 22073010202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 8,653.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 22073010202?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 42th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 30th, household 43th, minority 39th, housing 65th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 22073010202 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.3% 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. 7.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 22073010202 compare to Sterlington overall?
Tract 22073010202 scores 3.9/10, higher than the parent city of Sterlington at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sterlington; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Sterlington
Top eight tracts in Sterlington ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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