Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #26,446 of 84,120 nationally
Portie Town Eviction Risk: Moderate , Sulphur
Tract 22019002800 · Calcasieu Parish, LA · pop 3,509 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
With a score of 5.2/10, tract 22019002800 in Portie Town in Sulphur ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 3,509 residents. That is riskier than roughly 46% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
59% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $935 a month while the average household earns $44,973 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 25% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units1,501
Renter share24.7%
SVI overall0.64
Poverty rate23.4%
Median income$44,973
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
71
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
55
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Sulphur and the region
Centroid at 30.2421, -93.3765 · click any tract to drill in
Why Portie Town scores 4.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Sulphur
3.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.2
State political climate
Louisiana legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
23.4% poverty · this tract
5.8
Supply constraint
$935 rent vs county FMR
3.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Sulphur
5.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Sulphur
6.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Sulphur
6.3
How Portie Town compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 64
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 59%Socioeconomic
- 66%Household composition
- 31%Racial/ethnic minority
- 70%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Portie Town. 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.
- 18.2%Housing insecurity
- 13.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 26.7%Food insecurity
- 24.2%SNAP enrollment
- 13.3%Transit barriers
- 11.6%No health insurance
- 22.3%Frequent mental distress
- 44.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Portie Town
The score leans hardest on housing court bias at 6.3/10. 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 Sulphur eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Calcasieu County average of 4.6 and in line with the Louisiana statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 18.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 64th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 22019002800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 22019002800?
Census tract 22019002800 in the Portie Town neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (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 22019002800?
Median gross rent is $935/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 22019002800?
23.4% of residents in tract 22019002800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,509.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 22019002800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 64th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 59th, household 66th, minority 31th, housing 70th.
Q5
Is tract 22019002800 considered part of Portie Town?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 22019002800 fall within Portie Town (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 22019002800 struggle to pay rent?
About 18.2% 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. 13.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 22019002800 compare to Sulphur overall?
Tract 22019002800 scores 4.9/10, higher than the parent city of Sulphur at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sulphur eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Sulphur
Top eight tracts in Sulphur ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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