1 census tracts · pop 2,319 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.6/10
· range 5.6–5.6
Kalihi is a one-tract suburb of Urban Honolulu, HI and houses 2,319 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.6/10, in the Moderate tier. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.2/10.
28% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 1.4/10.
Running cool is economic stress, at 1.5/10. 33% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent. Among the 20 mapped neighborhoods of Urban Honolulu, it ranks #15 by risk, the lower third.
For a like-for-like read, Pacific Heights and Kāhala score within a fraction of it. Against average income of $146,518, annual rent is only 14%, a wide affordability cushion.
Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent runs $1,727, close to the Urban Honolulu average.
28% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 5.6/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Kalihi vs Urban HonoluluHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority98%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport58%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Kalihi
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.5%Housing insecurity
4.6%Utility shutoff threat
21.1%Food insecurity
11.5%SNAP enrollment
5.6%No health insurance
28.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Kalihi
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Kalihi?
Kalihi scores 5.6/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Kalihi compare to Urban Honolulu overall?
Kalihi scores 1.0 points lower than Urban Honolulu overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 33% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,727 vs $1,823.
Q3
What is the average rent in Kalihi?
Average gross rent in Kalihi is $1,727/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Kalihi residents are renters?
28% of Kalihi households are renter-occupied (vs 51% in Urban Honolulu). The neighborhood has 2,319 residents.
Q5
Is Kalihi a high social-vulnerability area?
Kalihi sits in the 70th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Kalihi for landlords?
Kalihi carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.6/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Urban Honolulu as a whole (6.6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Kalihi?
Kalihi has 2,395 residents. Top groups: Asian (non-Hispanic) (89.6%), Other / Multiracial (8.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (1.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
