Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally
Bois de Lafayette Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 22055001500 · Lafayette Parish, LA · pop 5,407 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Bois de Lafayette in Lafayette is where census tract 22055001500 sits, home to 5,407 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 4.2/10. That is riskier than about 16% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 40% of renter households, a high level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,002 a month against an average household income of $108,151 a year, roughly 11% of income at the averages. About 35% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 65%
Tract context
Occupied units2,544
Renter share35.3%
SVI overall0.46
Poverty rate13.0%
Median income$108,151
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
14
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
16
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
19
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lafayette and the region
Centroid at 30.1986, -92.0283 · click any tract to drill in
Why Bois de Lafayette scores 3.3
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
13.0% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$1,002 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 Bois de Lafayette compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 46
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 29%Socioeconomic
- 87%Household composition
- 35%Racial/ethnic minority
- 41%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Bois de Lafayette. 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.
- 7.2%Housing insecurity
- 5.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.8%Food insecurity
- 6.2%SNAP enrollment
- 5.5%Transit barriers
- 4.4%No health insurance
- 14.4%Frequent mental distress
- 28.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Bois de Lafayette
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 4.5/10. 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 below the Lafayette County average of 4.6 and below the Louisiana statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 7.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 46th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 22055001500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 22055001500?
Census tract 22055001500 in the Bois de Lafayette neighborhood scores 3.3/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 22055001500?
Median gross rent is $1,002/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 22055001500?
13.0% of residents in tract 22055001500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,407.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 22055001500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 46th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 87th, minority 35th, housing 41th.
Q5
Is tract 22055001500 considered part of Bois de Lafayette?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 22055001500 fall within Bois de Lafayette (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 22055001500 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.2% 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. 5.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 22055001500 compare to Lafayette overall?
Tract 22055001500 scores 3.3/10, right in line with 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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6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
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6
/ 10 · Elevated
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22055000100
6
/ 10 · Elevated
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22055001302
6
/ 10 · Elevated
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6
/ 10 · Elevated
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6
/ 10 · Elevated
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22055000900
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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