Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #23,808 of 84,120 nationally
Duson Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 22055002001 · Lafayette Parish, LA · pop 5,210 · 29% of tract blocks fall in Duson
Census tract 22055002001 covers part of Duson, LA, and scores 5.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 5,210 residents. The severe-burden share is 30%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 85%
Tract context
Occupied units1,869
Renter share14.8%
SVI overall0.66
Poverty rate18.8%
Median income$38,653
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
84
th percentile
High
National
72
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Duson and the region
Centroid at 30.2638, -92.1386 · click any tract to drill in
Why Duson scores 5.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Duson
4.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
Louisiana legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
18.8% poverty · this tract
4.7
Supply constraint
$998 rent vs county FMR
4.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Duson
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Duson
8.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Duson
8.0
How Duson compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 66
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 64%Socioeconomic
- 57%Household composition
- 54%Racial/ethnic minority
- 66%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.
- 21.6%Housing insecurity
- 16.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 31.8%Food insecurity
- 29.9%SNAP enrollment
- 15.5%Transit barriers
- 11.8%No health insurance
- 21.8%Frequent mental distress
- 44.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Duson
Average gross rent is $998, 34% above the Duson average. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 8.1/10.
On the high side, housing-court posture reads 8/10. It sits 1.5 points above the Lafayette Parish average of 4.0.
Disability prevalence runs 44.5% against 31.5% nationally. Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.2/10.
The poverty rate is 19%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Against Lafayette Parish at 44.6%, 49% of renters here are cost-burdened. Housing insecurity runs 21.6% against 14.2% nationally.
Nationally it ranks #23,808 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Only 15% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7/10.
Statewide the LA average is 4.4, so this tract runs 1.1 points hotter. Annual rent works out to 31% of average household income of $38,653.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 22055002001
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 22055002001?
Census tract 22055002001 in Duson scores 5.5/10 (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 22055002001?
Median gross rent is $998/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 22055002001?
18.8% of residents in tract 22055002001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,210.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 22055002001?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 66th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 64th, household 57th, minority 54th, housing 66th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 22055002001 struggle to pay rent?
About 21.6% 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. 16.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 22055002001 compare to Duson overall?
Tract 22055002001 scores 5.5/10, higher than the parent city of Duson at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Duson; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Duson
Top eight tracts in Duson ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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