Within parent city
4
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally
Lake Charles Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 22019001901 · Calcasieu Parish, LA · pop 4,486 · 74% of tract blocks fall in Lake Charles
Lake Charles anchors census tract 22019001901, which lands at 4.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 20th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
45% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,783 a month while the average household earns $108,958 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 10% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units1,561
Renter share10.2%
SVI overall0.03
Poverty rate2.8%
Median income$108,958
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
15
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
8
th percentile
Very Low
National
23
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lake Charles and the region
Centroid at 30.1913, -93.2575 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lake Charles scores 2.6
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
2.8% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,783 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: 3
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 1%Socioeconomic
- 48%Household composition
- 12%Racial/ethnic minority
- 5%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.
- 6.7%Housing insecurity
- 4.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.1%Food insecurity
- 5.2%SNAP enrollment
- 4.9%Transit barriers
- 4.7%No health insurance
- 14.1%Frequent mental distress
- 30.3%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 safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 6.7% 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 3rd 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 22019001901
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 22019001901?
Census tract 22019001901 in Lake Charles scores 2.6/10 (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 22019001901?
Median gross rent is $1,783/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 22019001901?
2.8% of residents in tract 22019001901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,486.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 22019001901?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 3th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 1th, household 48th, minority 12th, housing 5th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 22019001901 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.7% 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. 4.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 22019001901 compare to Lake Charles overall?
Tract 22019001901 scores 2.6/10, 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.
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22019001600
6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
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22019000602
6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
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Park Place
6
/ 10 · Elevated
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Greinwich Village
6
/ 10 · Elevated
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22019001500
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · LA
22019000200
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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22019000300
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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22019000400
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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