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Census Tract · Ranked #14,316 of 84,120 nationally

Lafayette Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 22055000200 · Lafayette Parish, LA · pop 1,926

Lafayette is where census tract 22055000200 sits, home to 1,926 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 4.8/10. It lands near the 32nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

40% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $968 monthly, set against $33,582 in average yearly household income, roughly 35% of income at the averages. About 47% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 28% Owners 53%
Tract context
Occupied units897
Renter share46.7%
SVI overall0.82
Poverty rate31.9%
Median income$33,582

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
81 th percentile
Rank, 81st percentileLowHigh
#8 of 38 tracts In Lafayette
High
Within county
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 58 tracts In Lafayette Parish
High
Within state
79 th percentile
Rank, 79th percentileLowHigh
#286 of 1,379 tracts In Louisiana
High
National
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#14,316 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Lafayette and the region

Centroid at 30.2200, -92.0034 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lafayette scores 5.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Lafayette
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
Louisiana legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
31.9% poverty · this tract
8.0
Supply constraint
$968 rent vs county FMR
4.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lafayette
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lafayette
3.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lafayette
3.0

How Lafayette compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Lafayette risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.85.8This tracttract 000200Lafayette: 3.13.1Lafayetteparent cityCounty: 4.24.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.64.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 82

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lafayette

The heaviest input here is economic stress 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 Lafayette 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 Lafayette 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 32.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 26.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 82nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 22055000200

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 22055000200?

Census tract 22055000200 in Lafayette scores 5.8/10 (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 22055000200?

Median gross rent is $968/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 22055000200?

31.9% of residents in tract 22055000200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,926.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 22055000200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 82th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 93th, household 34th, minority 83th, housing 71th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 22055000200 struggle to pay rent?

About 32.7% 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. 26.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 22055000200 compare to Lafayette overall?

Tract 22055000200 scores 5.8/10, higher than the parent city of Lafayette at 3.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lafayette eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Lafayette

Top eight tracts in Lafayette ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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