Within parent city
27
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally
Lake Charles Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 22019001905 · Calcasieu Parish, LA · pop 3,734 · 83% of tract blocks fall in Lake Charles
Here is how census tract 22019001905, in Lake Charles eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 4.5/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 3,734. It lands near the 23rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 47% of renter households, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,223 a month against an average household income of $62,045 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 48% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 52%
Tract context
Occupied units1,488
Renter share47.8%
SVI overall0.50
Poverty rate11.3%
Median income$62,045
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
47
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
37
th percentile
Low
National
53
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lake Charles and the region
Centroid at 30.1684, -93.2407 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lake Charles scores 4.1
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
11.3% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$1,223 rent vs county FMR
5.7
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: 50
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 47%Socioeconomic
- 29%Household composition
- 50%Racial/ethnic minority
- 64%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.
- 14.8%Housing insecurity
- 10.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 20.4%Food insecurity
- 16.4%SNAP enrollment
- 10.8%Transit barriers
- 8.7%No health insurance
- 19.7%Frequent mental distress
- 38.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lake Charles
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 5.7/10. 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 50th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 14.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 22019001905
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 22019001905?
Census tract 22019001905 in Lake Charles scores 4.1/10 (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 22019001905?
Median gross rent is $1,223/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 22019001905?
11.3% of residents in tract 22019001905 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,734.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 22019001905?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 50th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 47th, household 29th, minority 50th, housing 64th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 22019001905 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.8% 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. 10.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 22019001905 compare to Lake Charles overall?
Tract 22019001905 scores 4.1/10, 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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/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Elevated
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