Within parent city
82
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #14,316 of 84,120 nationally
Houma Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 22109000702 · Terrebonne Parish, LA · pop 2,350 · 79% of tract blocks fall in Houma
In Houma, census tract 22109000702 scores 5.9/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 72% of US census tracts.
90% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 7% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $524 a month while the average household earns $30,179 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 20% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 2%
Owners 80%
Tract context
Occupied units834
Renter share19.5%
SVI overall0.74
Poverty rate52.0%
Median income$30,179
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
97
th percentile
Very High
Within state
79
th percentile
High
National
83
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houma and the region
Centroid at 29.5753, -90.6679 · click any tract to drill in
Why Houma scores 5.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Houma
3.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.5
State political climate
Louisiana legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
52.0% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$524 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Houma
8.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Houma
6.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Houma
7.9
How Houma compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 74
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 93%Socioeconomic
- 89%Household composition
- 80%Racial/ethnic minority
- 11%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.
- 36.2%Housing insecurity
- 30.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 53.9%Food insecurity
- 55.1%SNAP enrollment
- 26.2%Transit barriers
- 16.7%No health insurance
- 25.3%Frequent mental distress
- 54.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Houma
The heaviest input here is economic stress at $1/10. 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 Houma eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Terrebonne County average of 4.5 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 36.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 30.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 74th 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 22109000702
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 22109000702?
Census tract 22109000702 in Houma scores 5.8/10 (Moderate 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 22109000702?
Median gross rent is $524/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 90% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 22109000702?
52.0% of residents in tract 22109000702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,350.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 22109000702?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 93th, household 89th, minority 80th, housing 11th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 22109000702 struggle to pay rent?
About 36.2% 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. 30.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 22109000702 compare to Houma overall?
Tract 22109000702 scores 5.8/10, higher than the parent city of Houma at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Houma eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Houma
Top eight tracts in Houma ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · LA
22109000601
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · LA
22109000701
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · LA
22109000501
5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · LA
22109000902
4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · LA
22109000800
4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · LA
22109000901
4.3
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · LA
22109001201
4.2
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · LA
22109000502
4
/ 10 · Moderate
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