Census Tract · Ranked #44,239 of 84,120 nationally

Lafayette Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 22055001202 · Lafayette Parish, LA · pop 4,161 · 94% of tract blocks fall in Lafayette

With a score of 4.3/10, tract 22055001202 in Lafayette, LA reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,161. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.

Risk score

4.3

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 20% Owners 68%

Tract context

Occupied units1,423

Renter share31.7%

SVI overall0.81

Poverty rate15.7%

Median income$48,881

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lafayette and the region

Centroid at 30.2609, -91.9853 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lafayette scores 4.3

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

15.7% poverty · this tract

3.9

Supply constraint

$1,113 rent vs county FMR

5.6

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.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 81

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

92%Socioeconomic
81%Household composition
87%Racial/ethnic minority
34%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.

28.0%Housing insecurity
22.4%Utility-shutoff threat
39.0%Food insecurity
37.9%SNAP enrollment
19.0%Transit barriers
10.9%No health insurance
20.8%Frequent mental distress
44.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lafayette

Inability to pay a utility bill runs 22.4% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Disability prevalence runs 44.5% against 31.5% nationally. Running cool, state political climate reads 2.3/10.

38% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, below the Lafayette Parish average of 44.6%. 12% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Well under the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 3/10.

On the national scale it lands near the 47th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.3/10. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.

It tracks the Lafayette Parish average of 4.0 closely. Average gross rent is $1,113, close to the Lafayette average.

Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $48,881. 32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 22055001202

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 22055001202?

Census tract 22055001202 in Lafayette scores 4.3/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 22055001202?

Median gross rent is $1,113/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 22055001202?

15.7% of residents in tract 22055001202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,161.

How socially vulnerable is tract 22055001202?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 81th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 81th, minority 87th, housing 34th.

What share of households in tract 22055001202 struggle to pay rent?

About 28.0% 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. 22.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 22055001202 compare to Lafayette overall?

Tract 22055001202 scores 4.3/10, 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

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