Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #31,159 of 84,120 nationally
Audobon Trace Eviction Risk: Moderate , Lafayette
Tract 22055001418 · Lafayette Parish, LA · pop 3,541 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
In Audobon Trace in Lafayette, census tract 22055001418 scores 4.9/10 for eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #54,434 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 49% of renter households, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,109 a month against an average household income of $84,429 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 44% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 23%
Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units1,525
Renter share44.2%
SVI overall0.71
Poverty rate24.1%
Median income$84,429
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
60
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
49
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lafayette and the region
Centroid at 30.1647, -92.0143 · click any tract to drill in
Why Audobon Trace scores 4.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
24.1% poverty · this tract
6.0
Supply constraint
$1,109 rent vs county FMR
5.5
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 Audobon Trace compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 71
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 76%Socioeconomic
- 16%Household composition
- 54%Racial/ethnic minority
- 88%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Audobon Trace. 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.
- 14.2%Housing insecurity
- 10.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 19.5%Food insecurity
- 15.9%SNAP enrollment
- 10.3%Transit barriers
- 8.2%No health insurance
- 18.3%Frequent mental distress
- 35.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Audobon Trace
The score leans hardest on 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 above 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 71st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
In CDC survey modeling, about 14.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 22055001418
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 22055001418?
Census tract 22055001418 in the Audobon Trace neighborhood scores 4.6/10 (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 22055001418?
Median gross rent is $1,109/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 22055001418?
24.1% of residents in tract 22055001418 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,541.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 22055001418?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 76th, household 16th, minority 54th, housing 88th.
Q5
Is tract 22055001418 considered part of Audobon Trace?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 22055001418 fall within Audobon Trace (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 22055001418 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.2% 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. 10.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 22055001418 compare to Lafayette overall?
Tract 22055001418 scores 4.6/10, 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.
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/ 10 · Elevated
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