Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #14,316 of 84,120 nationally
Houma Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 22109000601 · Terrebonne Parish, LA · pop 2,934 · 62% of tract blocks fall in Houma
For landlords sizing up Houma in Terrebonne County, census tract 22109000601 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.8/10. That is riskier than about 68% of US census tracts.
About 42% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $970 a month against an average household income of $36,042 a year, roughly 32% of income at the averages. Renters make up 44% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units942
Renter share43.7%
SVI overall0.72
Poverty rate46.3%
Median income$36,042
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
79
th percentile
High
National
83
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houma and the region
Centroid at 29.6171, -90.6911 · click any tract to drill in
Why Houma scores 5.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Houma
3.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.5
State political climate
Louisiana legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
46.3% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$970 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Houma
8.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Houma
6.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Houma
7.9
How Houma compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 72
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 81%Socioeconomic
- 76%Household composition
- 43%Racial/ethnic minority
- 47%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.
- 25.3%Housing insecurity
- 21.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 39.8%Food insecurity
- 40.2%SNAP enrollment
- 19.4%Transit barriers
- 14.5%No health insurance
- 25.6%Frequent mental distress
- 50.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Houma
The heaviest input here is economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Houma eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Terrebonne County average of 4.5 and above the Louisiana statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 72nd 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 25.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 21.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 22109000601
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 22109000601?
Census tract 22109000601 in Houma scores 5.8/10 (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 22109000601?
Median gross rent is $970/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 22109000601?
46.3% of residents in tract 22109000601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,934.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 22109000601?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 76th, minority 43th, housing 47th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 22109000601 struggle to pay rent?
About 25.3% 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. 21.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 22109000601 compare to Houma overall?
Tract 22109000601 scores 5.8/10, higher than the parent city of Houma at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Houma eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Houma
Top eight tracts in Houma ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · LA
22109000701
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · LA
22109000702
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · LA
22109000501
5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · LA
22109000902
4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · LA
22109000800
4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · LA
22109000901
4.3
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · LA
22109001201
4.2
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · LA
22109000502
4
/ 10 · Moderate
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