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Census Tract · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally

Lafayette Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 22055001301 · Lafayette Parish, LA · pop 1,851 · 84% of tract blocks fall in Lafayette

In Lafayette in Lafayette County, census tract 22055001301 scores 4.6/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 26% of US census tracts.

45% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,000 a month while the average household earns $75,089 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 17% of occupied homes.

Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 10% Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units627
Renter share17.4%
SVI overall0.35
Poverty rate18.7%
Median income$75,089

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
49 th percentile
Rank, 49th percentileLowHigh
#20 of 38 tracts In Lafayette
Moderate
Within county
54 th percentile
Rank, 54th percentileLowHigh
#27 of 58 tracts In Lafayette Parish
Moderate
Within state
42 th percentile
Rank, 42nd percentileLowHigh
#798 of 1,379 tracts In Louisiana
Moderate
National
57 th percentile
Rank, 57th percentileLowHigh
#35,899 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Lafayette and the region

Centroid at 30.2206, -91.9714 · 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
18.7% poverty · this tract
4.7
Supply constraint
$1,000 rent vs county FMR
4.5
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: 4.34.3This tracttract 001301Lafayette: 3.13.1Lafayetteparent cityCounty: 4.24.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.64.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 35

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

What moves this score most is economic stress at 4.7/10. 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 below the Louisiana statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 35th 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 22055001301

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 22055001301?

Census tract 22055001301 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.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 22055001301?

Median gross rent is $1,000/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 22055001301?

18.7% of residents in tract 22055001301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,851.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 22055001301?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 52th, household 19th, minority 43th, housing 29th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 22055001301 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.3% 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. 8.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 22055001301 compare to Lafayette overall?

Tract 22055001301 scores 4.3/10, 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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