Within parent city
38
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally
Covington Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 22103040205 · St. Tammany Parish, LA · pop 3,059 · 27% of tract blocks fall in Covington
Tract 22103040205 covers Covington in Louisiana. Home to 3,059 residents, it scores 5.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 42nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 55% of renter households, a severe level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,026 a month against an average household income of $66,658 a year, roughly 36% of income at the averages. Renters make up 5% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 2%
Owners 95%
Tract context
Occupied units1,414
Renter share5.4%
SVI overall0.52
Poverty rate4.6%
Median income$66,658
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
35
th percentile
Low
Within state
14
th percentile
Very Low
National
31
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Covington and the region
Centroid at 30.5497, -90.1033 · click any tract to drill in
Why Covington scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Covington
3.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.8
State political climate
Louisiana legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
4.6% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$2,026 rent vs county FMR
8.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Covington
7.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Covington
7.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Covington
6.5
How Covington compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 52
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 43%Socioeconomic
- 82%Household composition
- 11%Racial/ethnic minority
- 55%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.
- 9.7%Housing insecurity
- 6.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.7%Food insecurity
- 9.1%SNAP enrollment
- 6.9%Transit barriers
- 6.9%No health insurance
- 17.2%Frequent mental distress
- 34.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Covington
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 8.7/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Covington eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the St. Tammany County average of 4.7 and in line with the Louisiana statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 52nd 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 9.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 22103040205
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 22103040205?
Census tract 22103040205 in Covington scores 3/10 (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 22103040205?
Median gross rent is $2,026/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 22103040205?
4.6% of residents in tract 22103040205 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,059.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 22103040205?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 52th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 43th, household 82th, minority 11th, housing 55th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 22103040205 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.7% 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. 6.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 22103040205 compare to Covington overall?
Tract 22103040205 scores 3/10, higher than the parent city of Covington at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Covington eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Covington
Top eight tracts in Covington ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · LA
22103040501
4.3
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · LA
22103040608
3.9
/ 10 · Low
Tract · LA
22103040204
3.8
/ 10 · Low
Tract · LA
22103040601
3.4
/ 10 · Low
Tract · LA
22103040602
3.4
/ 10 · Low
Tract · LA
22103040402
2.6
/ 10 · Low
Tract · LA
22103040401
2.5
/ 10 · Low
Tract · LA
22103040607
1.9
/ 10 · Very Low
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