Census Tract · Ranked #59,654 of 84,120 nationally

Lafayette Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 22055001408 · Lafayette Parish, LA · pop 2,325 · 57% of tract blocks fall in Lafayette

Tract 22055001408 sits in Lafayette eviction risk, LA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 3.4/10. It is home to 2,325 residents. 45% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score

3.4

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 7% Owners 83%

Tract context

Occupied units994

Renter share16.9%

SVI overall0.23

Poverty rate15.6%

Median income$81,538

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lafayette and the region

Centroid at 30.1678, -91.9332 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lafayette scores 3.4

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

15.6% poverty · this tract

3.9

Supply constraint

$800 rent vs county FMR

2.6

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: 23

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

35%Socioeconomic
9%Household composition
44%Racial/ethnic minority
32%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.

11.3%Housing insecurity
7.8%Utility-shutoff threat
14.3%Food insecurity
10.7%SNAP enrollment
7.7%Transit barriers
7.0%No health insurance
17.0%Frequent mental distress
31.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lafayette

Cost burden runs 61% here against 44.6% across Lafayette Parish. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.

Average gross rent is $800, 27% below the Lafayette average. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 2.3/10. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 2.6/10.

Against the Lafayette Parish average of 4.0, this tract reads safer for landlords by 0.6 points. On the national scale it lands near the 29th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

At 17% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. Social vulnerability reads 3.1/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Rent consumes only 12% of average household income of $81,538, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Statewide the LA average is 4.4, so this tract runs 1.0 points cooler.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 22055001408

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 22055001408?

Census tract 22055001408 in Lafayette scores 3.4/10 (Lower 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 22055001408?

Median gross rent is $800/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 22055001408?

15.6% of residents in tract 22055001408 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,325.

How socially vulnerable is tract 22055001408?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 23th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 35th, household 9th, minority 44th, housing 32th.

What share of households in tract 22055001408 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. 7.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 22055001408 compare to Lafayette overall?

Tract 22055001408 scores 3.4/10, lower 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.

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