Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally
Lydia Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 22045031301 · Iberia Parish, LA · pop 4,165 · 13% of tract blocks fall in Lydia
The Moderate-tier score of 5.2/10 for census tract 22045031301 reflects conditions in Lydia in Iberia County, Louisiana. On the national scale it ranks #45,407 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 40% of renter households, a high level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $786 a month while the average household earns $59,049 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 25% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units1,637
Renter share24.7%
SVI overall0.33
Poverty rate30.3%
Median income$59,049
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
71
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
72
th percentile
Elevated
National
78
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lydia and the region
Centroid at 29.9024, -91.8002 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lydia scores 5.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Lydia
3.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.4
State political climate
Louisiana legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
30.3% poverty · this tract
7.6
Supply constraint
$786 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lydia
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lydia
9.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lydia
6.1
How Lydia compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 33
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 62%Socioeconomic
- 23%Household composition
- 40%Racial/ethnic minority
- 14%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.
- 17.0%Housing insecurity
- 12.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 25.2%Food insecurity
- 21.8%SNAP enrollment
- 12.3%Transit barriers
- 10.4%No health insurance
- 20.8%Frequent mental distress
- 44.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lydia
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.3/10. 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 Lydia, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Iberia County average of 5.0 and in line with the Louisiana statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 33rd 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 17.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.5% 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 22045031301
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 22045031301?
Census tract 22045031301 in Lydia scores 5.5/10 (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 22045031301?
Median gross rent is $786/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 22045031301?
30.3% of residents in tract 22045031301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,165.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 22045031301?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 33th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 62th, household 23th, minority 40th, housing 14th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 22045031301 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.0% 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. 12.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 22045031301 compare to Lydia overall?
Tract 22045031301 scores 5.5/10, higher than the parent city of Lydia at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lydia; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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