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Census Tract · Ranked #31,049 of 84,120 nationally

Lafayette Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 22055000700 · Lafayette Parish, LA · pop 2,480 · 72% of tract blocks fall in Lafayette

With a score of 5.1/10, tract 22055000700 in Lafayette, LA reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 2,480 residents. Severe burden reaches 50%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 47% Stable renters 15% Owners 38%
Tract context
Occupied units1,193
Renter share62.1%
SVI overall0.99
Poverty rate41.6%
Median income$19,806

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 38 tracts In Lafayette
Very High
Within county
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#11 of 58 tracts In Lafayette Parish
High
Within state
72 th percentile
Rank, 72nd percentileLowHigh
#382 of 1,379 tracts In Louisiana
Elevated
National
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#31,049 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Lafayette and the region

Centroid at 30.2399, -92.0524 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lafayette scores 5.1

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
41.6% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$918 rent vs county FMR
3.7
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 / state5.1This tracttract 0007003.7Lafayetteparent city4.0Countyavg tract in county4.4Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 99

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

Cost burden runs about three-quarters here against 44.6% across Lafayette Parish. Set annual rent against average income of $19,806 and the ratio lands at 56%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. What pushes it up most is economic stress at 10/10.

Food insecurity runs 51.7% against 17.8% nationally. The poverty rate is 42%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

Inability to pay a utility bill runs 30.3% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Well under the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 1/10. Running cool, state political climate reads 2.3/10.

It sits 1.1 points above the Lafayette Parish average of 4.0. At $918 a month, rents run 17% under what the rest of Lafayette commands.

Nationally it ranks #31,049 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 9.9/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 22055000700

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 22055000700?

Census tract 22055000700 in Lafayette scores 5.1/10 (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 22055000700?

Median gross rent is $918/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 76% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 22055000700?

41.6% of residents in tract 22055000700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,480.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 22055000700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 98th, minority 88th, housing 94th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 22055000700 struggle to pay rent?

About 36.1% 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. 30.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 22055000700 compare to Lafayette overall?

Tract 22055000700 scores 5.1/10, higher than the parent city of Lafayette at 3.7/10. 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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