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Census Tract · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally

Covington Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 22103040601 · St. Tammany Parish, LA · pop 4,361 · 6% of tract blocks fall in Covington

Census tract 22103040601 belongs to Covington, Louisiana. It is home to 4,361 residents and scores 5.1/10, a moderate reading for landlords. That is riskier than about 42% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 54% of renter households, a severe level, and 38% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,464 monthly, set against $71,875 in average yearly household income, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 55% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30% Stable renters 26% Owners 44%
Tract context
Occupied units2,047
Renter share55.3%
SVI overall0.42
Poverty rate11.9%
Median income$71,875

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#4 of 9 tracts In Covington
Elevated
Within county
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#30 of 59 tracts In St. Tammany Parish
Moderate
Within state
21 th percentile
Rank, 21st percentileLowHigh
#1,085 of 1,379 tracts In Louisiana
Low
National
39 th percentile
Rank, 39th percentileLowHigh
#51,553 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Covington and the region

Centroid at 30.4317, -90.1296 · click any tract to drill in

Why Covington scores 3.4

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
11.9% poverty · this tract
3.0
Supply constraint
$1,464 rent vs county FMR
4.9
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: 3.43.4This tracttract 040601Covington: 2.52.5Covingtonparent cityCounty: 3.33.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.64.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 42

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

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 8.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 42nd 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 22103040601

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 22103040601?

Census tract 22103040601 in Covington scores 3.4/10 (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 22103040601?

Median gross rent is $1,464/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 22103040601?

11.9% of residents in tract 22103040601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,361.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 22103040601?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 42th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 57th, minority 23th, housing 66th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 22103040601 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.3% 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. 5.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 22103040601 compare to Covington overall?

Tract 22103040601 scores 3.4/10, 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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