Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #71,178 of 84,120 nationally
Lake Charles Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 22019001803 · Calcasieu Parish, LA · pop 4,679 · 28% of tract blocks fall in Lake Charles
Census tract 22019001803 belongs to Lake Charles in Calcasieu County, Louisiana. It is home to 4,679 residents and scores 4.6/10, a moderate reading for landlords. That is riskier than about 26% of US census tracts.
About 86% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,308 monthly, set against $129,798 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 18% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.2
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 3%
Owners 81%
Tract context
Occupied units1,768
Renter share18.2%
SVI overall0.10
Poverty rate2.2%
Median income$129,798
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
6
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
4
th percentile
Very Low
National
15
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lake Charles and the region
Centroid at 30.1022, -93.2797 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lake Charles scores 2.2
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
2.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,308 rent vs county FMR
10.0
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: 10
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 1%Socioeconomic
- 22%Household composition
- 4%Racial/ethnic minority
- 53%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.
- 6.8%Housing insecurity
- 4.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.7%Food insecurity
- 4.8%SNAP enrollment
- 4.7%Transit barriers
- 4.4%No health insurance
- 14.7%Frequent mental distress
- 27.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lake Charles
The heaviest input here is supply constraint 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 Lake Charles eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Calcasieu County average of 4.6 and below the Louisiana statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 6.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 10th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 22019001803
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 22019001803?
Census tract 22019001803 in Lake Charles scores 2.2/10 (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 22019001803?
Median gross rent is $2,308/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 86% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 22019001803?
2.2% of residents in tract 22019001803 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,679.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 22019001803?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 10th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 1th, household 22th, minority 4th, housing 53th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 22019001803 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.8% 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. 4.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 22019001803 compare to Lake Charles overall?
Tract 22019001803 scores 2.2/10, lower 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Lake Charles
Top eight tracts in Lake Charles ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · LA
22019001600
6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · LA
22019000602
6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · LA
Park Place
6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · LA
Greinwich Village
6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · LA
22019001500
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · LA
22019000200
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · LA
22019000300
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · LA
22019000400
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Related