Within parent city
23
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally
Lake Charles Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 22019001000 · Calcasieu Parish, LA · pop 4,162
Here is how census tract 22019001000, in Lake Charles eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 3.8/10 eviction-risk score (Lower tier) across a population of 4,162. On the national scale it ranks #76,535 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
28% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,063 monthly, set against $63,463 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 13% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 87%
Tract context
Occupied units2,010
Renter share12.7%
SVI overall0.36
Poverty rate10.0%
Median income$63,463
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
44
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
34
th percentile
Low
National
51
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lake Charles and the region
Centroid at 30.1874, -93.2272 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lake Charles scores 4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Lake Charles
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.2
State political climate
Louisiana legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
10.0% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$1,063 rent vs county FMR
4.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lake Charles
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lake Charles
3.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lake Charles
3.0
How Lake Charles compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 36
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 34%Socioeconomic
- 24%Household composition
- 28%Racial/ethnic minority
- 59%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.
- 9.3%Housing insecurity
- 6.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.7%Food insecurity
- 8.5%SNAP enrollment
- 6.7%Transit barriers
- 6.1%No health insurance
- 16.1%Frequent mental distress
- 35.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lake Charles
The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at 4.5/10. 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 Lake Charles eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Calcasieu County average of 4.6 and below the Louisiana statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 9.3% 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 36th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.
Frequently asked
About tract 22019001000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 22019001000?
Census tract 22019001000 in Lake Charles scores 4/10 (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 22019001000?
Median gross rent is $1,063/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 22019001000?
10.0% of residents in tract 22019001000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,162.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 22019001000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 34th, household 24th, minority 28th, housing 59th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 22019001000 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.3% 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. 6.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 22019001000 compare to Lake Charles overall?
Tract 22019001000 scores 4/10, higher than the parent city of Lake Charles at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lake Charles eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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Highest-risk tracts in Lake Charles
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6
/ 10 · Elevated
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6
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Elevated
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