Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally
Portie Town Eviction Risk: Moderate , Sulphur
Tract 22019002900 · Calcasieu Parish, LA · pop 2,430 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
In Portie Town in Sulphur, census tract 22019002900 scores 5.2/10 for eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #45,400 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 63% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,576 a month against an average household income of $48,558 a year, roughly 39% of income at the averages. Renters make up 21% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units843
Renter share20.6%
SVI overall0.58
Poverty rate11.8%
Median income$48,558
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
29
th percentile
Low
Within county
46
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
34
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Sulphur and the region
Centroid at 30.2267, -93.3839 · click any tract to drill in
Why Portie Town scores 4
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
11.8% poverty · this tract
3.0
Supply constraint
$1,576 rent vs county FMR
8.8
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: 58
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 53%Socioeconomic
- 64%Household composition
- 11%Racial/ethnic minority
- 71%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.
- 18.0%Housing insecurity
- 14.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 28.5%Food insecurity
- 27.7%SNAP enrollment
- 14.2%Transit barriers
- 12.0%No health insurance
- 22.0%Frequent mental distress
- 49.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Portie Town
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 8.8/10. 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 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 18.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 58th 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 22019002900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 22019002900?
Census tract 22019002900 in the Portie Town neighborhood 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 22019002900?
Median gross rent is $1,576/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 22019002900?
11.8% of residents in tract 22019002900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,430.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 22019002900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 53th, household 64th, minority 11th, housing 71th.
Q5
Is tract 22019002900 considered part of Portie Town?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 22019002900 fall within Portie Town (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 22019002900 struggle to pay rent?
About 18.0% 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. 14.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 22019002900 compare to Sulphur overall?
Tract 22019002900 scores 4/10, 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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