Within parent city
75
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #44,543 of 84,120 nationally
Covington Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 22103040204 · St. Tammany Parish, LA · pop 6,434 · 28% of tract blocks fall in Covington
In Covington, census tract 22103040204 scores 5.2/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 46% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 50% of renter households, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,302 a month while the average household earns $65,875 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 29% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 70%
Tract context
Occupied units2,613
Renter share29.0%
SVI overall0.57
Poverty rate15.1%
Median income$65,875
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
74
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
29
th percentile
Low
National
47
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Covington and the region
Centroid at 30.5284, -90.1680 · click any tract to drill in
Why Covington scores 3.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Covington
3.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.8
State political climate
Louisiana legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
15.1% poverty · this tract
3.8
Supply constraint
$1,302 rent vs county FMR
3.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Covington
7.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Covington
7.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Covington
6.5
How Covington compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 57
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 65%Socioeconomic
- 36%Household composition
- 35%Racial/ethnic minority
- 60%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.
- 14.9%Housing insecurity
- 10.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 18.9%Food insecurity
- 15.3%SNAP enrollment
- 9.9%Transit barriers
- 8.5%No health insurance
- 20.8%Frequent mental distress
- 36.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Covington
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 7.3/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Covington eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the St. Tammany County average of 4.7 and in line with the Louisiana statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 14.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 57th 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 22103040204
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 22103040204?
Census tract 22103040204 in Covington 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 22103040204?
Median gross rent is $1,302/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 22103040204?
15.1% of residents in tract 22103040204 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,434.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 22103040204?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 57th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 65th, household 36th, minority 35th, housing 60th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 22103040204 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.9% 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. 10.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 22103040204 compare to Covington overall?
Tract 22103040204 scores 3.8/10, higher than the parent city of Covington at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Covington eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Covington
Top eight tracts in Covington ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · LA
22103040501
4.3
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · LA
22103040608
3.9
/ 10 · Low
Tract · LA
22103040601
3.4
/ 10 · Low
Tract · LA
22103040602
3.4
/ 10 · Low
Tract · LA
22103040205
3
/ 10 · Low
Tract · LA
22103040402
2.6
/ 10 · Low
Tract · LA
22103040401
2.5
/ 10 · Low
Tract · LA
22103040607
1.9
/ 10 · Very Low
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