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Neighborhood · Ranked #80,791 of 84,120 nationally

Waikele Eviction Risk: Lower , Waipahu

Tract 15003008950 · Honolulu County, HI · pop 1,697 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

Census tract 15003008950 covers the Waikele area of Waipahu, home to 1,697 residents. For landlords it grades $1/10, a moderate reading. On the national scale it ranks #51,041 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

41% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,808 monthly, set against $145,128 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 8% of occupied homes.

Risk score
1.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 5% Owners 92%
Tract context
Occupied units485
Renter share7.6%
SVI overall0.14
Poverty rate4.5%
Median income$145,128

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 6 tracts In Waikele
Very Low
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 5 tracts In Waipahu
Moderate
Within county
8 th percentile
Rank, 8th percentileLowHigh
#304 of 329 tracts In Honolulu County
Very Low
Within state
7 th percentile
Rank, 7th percentileLowHigh
#407 of 436 tracts In Hawaii
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Waipahu and the region

Centroid at 21.3968, -158.0224 · click any tract to drill in

Why Waikele scores 1.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Waipahu
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Hawaii legislature & governorship
5.5
Economic stress
4.5% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$2,808 rent vs county FMR
5.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Waipahu
8.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Waipahu
4.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Waipahu
5.8

How Waikele compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Waikele risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.31.3This tracttract 008950Waipahu: 5.25.2Waipahuparent cityCounty: 3.33.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.33.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 14

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Waikele. 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 Waikele

What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 8.9/10. 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 Waipahu eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Honolulu County average of 5.1 and in line with the Hawaii statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 7.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Asian and ranks around the 14th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 15003008950

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 15003008950?

Census tract 15003008950 in the Waikele neighborhood scores 1.3/10 (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 15003008950?

Median gross rent is $2,808/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 15003008950?

4.5% of residents in tract 15003008950 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,697.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 15003008950?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 14th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 19th, household 36th, minority 95th, housing 3th.
Q5

Is tract 15003008950 considered part of Waikele?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 15003008950 fall within Waikele (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 15003008950 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.9% 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. 3.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 15003008950 compare to Waipahu overall?

Tract 15003008950 scores 1.3/10, lower than the parent city of Waipahu at 5.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Waipahu eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Waipahu

Top eight tracts in Waipahu ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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