Within parent city
46
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #52,479 of 84,120 nationally
Lafayette Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 22055001801 · Lafayette Parish, LA · pop 3,158
With a score of 3.8/10, tract 22055001801 in Lafayette, LA reads lower for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,158. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29%
Stable renters 35%
Owners 36%
Tract context
Occupied units1,613
Renter share64.4%
SVI overall0.78
Poverty rate12.0%
Median income$51,018
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
44
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
39
th percentile
Low
National
38
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lafayette and the region
Centroid at 30.1901, -92.0693 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lafayette scores 3.8
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
12.0% poverty · this tract
3.0
Supply constraint
$969 rent vs county FMR
4.2
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: 78
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 94%Socioeconomic
- 68%Household composition
- 60%Racial/ethnic minority
- 40%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.
- 15.7%Housing insecurity
- 11.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 21.3%Food insecurity
- 17.3%SNAP enrollment
- 11.3%Transit barriers
- 9.7%No health insurance
- 18.9%Frequent mental distress
- 36.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lafayette
The severe-burden share is 25%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Running cool, state political climate reads 2.3/10.
On the softer side, tenant-organizing strength reads 3/10. At $969 a month, rents run 12% under what the rest of Lafayette commands.
That is riskier than roughly 38% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8/10. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.
45% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. It tracks the Lafayette Parish average of 4.0 closely.
Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $51,018. 64% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 22055001801
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 22055001801?
Census tract 22055001801 in Lafayette scores 3.8/10 (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 22055001801?
Median gross rent is $969/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 22055001801?
12.0% of residents in tract 22055001801 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,158.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 22055001801?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 68th, minority 60th, housing 40th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 22055001801 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.7% 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. 11.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 22055001801 compare to Lafayette overall?
Tract 22055001801 scores 3.8/10, right in line with 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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