Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #77,226 of 84,120 nationally
Waimalu Eviction Risk: Lower , Pearl City
Tract 15003007817 · Honolulu County, HI · pop 1,615 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
How risky is the Waimalu area of Pearl City for landlords? Census tract 15003007817 scores 3.8/10, the Lower tier. That is riskier than roughly 9% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
10% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 4% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,613 a month while the average household earns $189,688 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 28% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units707
Renter share28.4%
SVI overall0.16
Poverty rate3.3%
Median income$189,688
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
16
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
14
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Pearl City and the region
Centroid at 21.3958, -157.9343 · click any tract to drill in
Why Waimalu scores 1.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Pearl City
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Hawaii legislature & governorship
5.5
Economic stress
3.3% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,613 rent vs county FMR
4.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Pearl City
4.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Pearl City
7.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Pearl City
4.6
How Waimalu compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 16
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 7%Socioeconomic
- 34%Household composition
- 91%Racial/ethnic minority
- 14%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Waimalu. 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.
- 7.3%Housing insecurity
- 3.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.0%Food insecurity
- 6.8%SNAP enrollment
- 5.1%Transit barriers
- 3.7%No health insurance
- 11.6%Frequent mental distress
- 24.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Waimalu
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 7.9/10. 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 Pearl City eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Honolulu County average of 5.1 and below the Hawaii statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 7.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is Asian and multiracial or other-race and ranks around the 16th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.
Frequently asked
About tract 15003007817
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 15003007817?
Census tract 15003007817 in the Waimalu neighborhood scores 1.7/10 (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 15003007817?
Median gross rent is $2,613/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 10% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 15003007817?
3.3% of residents in tract 15003007817 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,615.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 15003007817?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 16th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 7th, household 34th, minority 91th, housing 14th.
Q5
Is tract 15003007817 considered part of Waimalu?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 15003007817 fall within Waimalu (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 15003007817 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.3% 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. 3.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 15003007817 compare to Pearl City overall?
Tract 15003007817 scores 1.7/10, lower than the parent city of Pearl City at 5.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Pearl City eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Pearl City
Top eight tracts in Pearl City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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