Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally
Rivergate Eviction Risk: Lower , Lafayette
Tract 22055001700 · Lafayette Parish, LA · pop 6,210 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
Census tract 22055001700 runs through the Rivergate neighborhood of Lafayette. With 6,210 residents, it scores 4.5/10 for landlords. It lands near the 23rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 55% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 44% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,120 a month against an average household income of $82,424 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 17% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units2,476
Renter share16.5%
SVI overall0.15
Poverty rate11.3%
Median income$82,424
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
30
th percentile
Low
Within county
32
th percentile
Low
Within state
26
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lafayette and the region
Centroid at 30.1793, -92.0587 · click any tract to drill in
Why Rivergate scores 3.6
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
11.3% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$1,120 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 Rivergate compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 15
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 12%Socioeconomic
- 48%Household composition
- 25%Racial/ethnic minority
- 19%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Rivergate. 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.
- 8.3%Housing insecurity
- 5.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.0%Food insecurity
- 6.9%SNAP enrollment
- 5.9%Transit barriers
- 5.3%No health insurance
- 15.6%Frequent mental distress
- 30.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Rivergate
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 5.6/10. 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 safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 15th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 8.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.8% 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 22055001700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 22055001700?
Census tract 22055001700 in the Rivergate neighborhood scores 3.6/10 (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 22055001700?
Median gross rent is $1,120/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 22055001700?
11.3% of residents in tract 22055001700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,210.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 22055001700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 15th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 12th, household 48th, minority 25th, housing 19th.
Q5
Is tract 22055001700 considered part of Rivergate?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 22055001700 fall within Rivergate (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 22055001700 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.3% 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. 5.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 22055001700 compare to Lafayette overall?
Tract 22055001700 scores 3.6/10, 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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Highest-risk tracts in Lafayette
Top eight tracts in Lafayette ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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/ 10 · Elevated
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6
/ 10 · Elevated
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6
/ 10 · Elevated
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22055000100
6
/ 10 · Elevated
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6
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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