1 census tracts · pop 2,878 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.2/10
· range 4.2–4.2
Lafayette Square maps to a single census tract in St. Louis, MO and houses 2,878 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.2/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Against a St. Louis baseline of 28.2%, 39% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Severe burden reaches 23%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10.
The poverty rate is 23%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Court records for this tract carry 441 eviction filings.
Running cool is supply constraint, at 3/10. The worst year on record was 2004, when filings touched 8.7% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 2.7% in 2017, is well off that peak. That places it #39 of 69 neighborhoods in St. Louis. The closest comparables inside the same city are Botanical Heights and Skinker DeBaliviere.
Rent takes 15% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Average gross rent runs $978, close to the St. Louis average. 50% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.2/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Lafayette Square vs St. LouisHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority58%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport38%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Lafayette Square
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
441Total filings (sum)
4.84%Avg annual filing rate
8.7%Peak year (2004)
2.66%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
226Total filings 2020-21
2.9Avg monthly observed
2.5Pre-pandemic baseline
1.19×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Southwest Oregon, OR).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Lafayette Square
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
13.8%Housing insecurity
11.0%Utility shutoff threat
13.7%Food insecurity
11.3%SNAP enrollment
6.9%No health insurance
30.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Lafayette Square
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Lafayette Square?
Lafayette Square scores 4.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Lafayette Square compare to St. Louis overall?
Lafayette Square scores 0.0 points higher than St. Louis overall (4.2/10). Renters spend 39% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $978 vs $997.
Q3
What is the average rent in Lafayette Square?
Average gross rent in Lafayette Square is $978/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Lafayette Square residents are renters?
50% of Lafayette Square households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in St. Louis). The neighborhood has 2,878 residents.
Q5
Is Lafayette Square a high social-vulnerability area?
Lafayette Square sits in the 34th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Lafayette Square for landlords?
Lafayette Square carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.2/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to St. Louis as a whole (4.2/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Lafayette Square?
Lafayette Square has 2,937 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (69.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (25.4%), Hispanic / Latino (3.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
