Census Tract · Ranked #12,481 of 84,120 nationally
Punaluu Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 15003010203 ·
Honolulu County, HI · pop 917 · 66% of tract blocks fall in Punaluu
Census tract 15003010203 covers part of Punaluu, HI, and scores 7.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 917 residents. 34% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
7.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 31%Stable renters 17%Owners 52%
Tract context
Occupied units318
Renter share48.4%
SVI overall0.71
Poverty rate11.6%
Median income$88,611
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Punaluu
Moderate
Within county
73th percentile
#91 of 329 tracts In Honolulu County
Elevated
Within state
76th percentile
#104 of 436 tracts In Hawaii
High
National
85th percentile
#12,481 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Punaluu and the region
Centroid at 21.5578, -157.9053 · click any tract to drill in
Why Punaluu scores 7.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Punaluu
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Hawaii legislature & governorship
5.5
Economic stress
11.6% poverty · this tract
2.9
Supply constraint
$2,030 rent vs county FMR
2.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Punaluu
9.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Punaluu
9.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Punaluu
7.5
How Punaluu compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 71
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
11.9%Housing insecurity
6.5%Utility-shutoff threat
17.4%Food insecurity
12.9%SNAP enrollment
7.8%Transit barriers
5.2%No health insurance
16.1%Frequent mental distress
33.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Punaluu
The score leans hardest on rent-regulation exposure at 9.3/10. around two-thirds of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the Honolulu County average of 50.9%.
On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 9/10. Running cool, court filing pressure reads 1.7/10.
Against the Honolulu County average of 6.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.1 points. On the national scale it lands near the 85th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
Social vulnerability reads 7.4/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the HI average is 5.9, so this tract runs 1.2 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.
Average gross rent is $2,030, close to the Punaluu average. Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $88,611. 48% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 15003010203
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 15003010203?
Census tract 15003010203 in Punaluu scores 7.1/10 (Elevated 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 15003010203?
Median gross rent is $2,030/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 15003010203?
11.6% of residents in tract 15003010203 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 917.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 15003010203?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 49th, household 14th, minority 78th, housing 99th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 15003010203 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.9% 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. 6.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 15003010203 compare to Punaluu overall?
Tract 15003010203 scores 7.1/10, higher than the parent city of Punaluu at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Punaluu; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.