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Census Tract · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally

Covington Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 22103040501 · St. Tammany Parish, LA · pop 4,112 · 91% of tract blocks fall in Covington

Census tract 22103040501 runs through Covington. With 4,112 residents, it scores 5.3/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #42,368 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 57% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,223 a month while the average household earns $57,635 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 47% of occupied homes.

Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 20% Owners 54%
Tract context
Occupied units1,278
Renter share46.6%
SVI overall0.95
Poverty rate20.8%
Median income$57,635

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 9 tracts In Covington
Very High
Within county
81 th percentile
Rank, 81st percentileLowHigh
#12 of 59 tracts In St. Tammany Parish
High
Within state
42 th percentile
Rank, 42nd percentileLowHigh
#798 of 1,379 tracts In Louisiana
Moderate
National
57 th percentile
Rank, 57th percentileLowHigh
#35,899 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Covington and the region

Centroid at 30.4876, -90.1015 · click any tract to drill in

Why Covington scores 4.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
20.8% poverty · this tract
5.2
Supply constraint
$1,223 rent vs county FMR
3.3
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.
Covington risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.34.3This tracttract 040501Covington: 2.52.5Covingtonparent cityCounty: 3.33.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.64.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 95

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Covington

What moves this score most is 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 above the Louisiana statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 22.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 17.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 95th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 22103040501

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 22103040501?

Census tract 22103040501 in Covington scores 4.3/10 (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 22103040501?

Median gross rent is $1,223/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 22103040501?

20.8% of residents in tract 22103040501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,112.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 22103040501?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 79th, minority 65th, housing 99th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 22103040501 struggle to pay rent?

About 22.6% 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. 17.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 22103040501 compare to Covington overall?

Tract 22103040501 scores 4.3/10, 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.

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