Census Tract · Ranked #24,859 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 covers part of Covington, LA, and scores 5.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,112. 57% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly above the St. Tammany Parish average of 44.8%.

Risk score

5.4

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.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Covington and the region

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

Why Covington scores 5.4

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.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 95

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

85%Socioeconomic
79%Household composition
65%Racial/ethnic minority
99%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.

22.6%Housing insecurity
17.4%Utility-shutoff threat
30.5%Food insecurity
28.1%SNAP enrollment
15.2%Transit barriers
10.7%No health insurance
22.2%Frequent mental distress
42.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Covington

Severe burden reaches 24%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Pulling hardest the other way is eviction-process difficulty at 2.1/10. SNAP participation runs 28.1% against 15.2% nationally.

Food insecurity runs 30.5% against 17.8% nationally. It sits 1.4 points above the St. Tammany Parish average of 4.0.

On the softer side, state political climate reads 2.3/10. The poverty rate is 21%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.3/10.

At $1,223 a month, rents run 12% under what the rest of Covington commands. Nationally it ranks #24,859 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Social vulnerability reads 9.5/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the LA average is 4.4, so this tract runs 1.0 points hotter.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 22103040501

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

Census tract 22103040501 in Covington scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

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.

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.

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.

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.

How does tract 22103040501 compare to Covington overall?

Tract 22103040501 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Covington at 4/10. 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.