Neighborhood · Urban Honolulu, HI

Kapahulu Eviction Risk: Elevated

3 census tracts · pop 5,676 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.3/10 · range 5.7–6.8

Kapahulu spans 3 census tracts of Urban Honolulu, HI, population 5,676. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.3/10, Elevated tier. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.2/10.

At $2,474 a month, rents sit 36% over what the rest of Urban Honolulu commands. Severe burden reaches 23%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.

41% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, ahead of the Urban Honolulu rate of 32.4%. On the softer side is economic stress, at 1.9/10.

The 3 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 5.7 to 6.8, a 1.1-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 7.3/10. 4.1% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.

That places it #10 of 20 neighborhoods in Urban Honolulu. For a like-for-like read, Kalihi Valley and Makalapa Housing score within a fraction of it. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $113,325.

41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.1 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score

6.3

Elevated

3 tracts · population-weighted

Kapahulu vs Urban Honolulu How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

40.8% +26%

Urban Honolulu: 32.4%

Average gross rent

$2,474 +36%

Urban Honolulu: $1,823

Average HH income

$113,325 +33%

Urban Honolulu: $85,428

Poverty rate

7.7% -35%

Urban Honolulu: 11.9%

Renter share

41.2% -19%

Urban Honolulu: 51.1%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Kapahulu and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 5.7–6.8

Why Kapahulu scores 6.3

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts

5.5

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.3–6.3 across tracts

6.3

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 6.7–6.7 across tracts

6.7

Rent control risk

41% of income on rent · Range 7.3–7.3 across tracts

7.3

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts

5.0

Tenant organizing strength

41% renter households · Range 9.2–9.2 across tracts

9.2

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 6.6–6.6 across tracts

6.6

Economic stress

7.7% below poverty line · Range 1.2–2.4 across tracts

1.9

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.3–5.7 across tracts

4.2

Risk score comparison

Kapahulu vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Kapahulu?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 1.1 points from 5.7 to 6.8. Moderate variation across constituent tracts.

Tracts as heat grid

6.8 6.2 5.7

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

3 tracts in Kapahulu

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
15003001601	6.8	1,929	58%	$1,955
15003001700	6.2	2,126	47%	$2,648
15003001602	5.7	1,621	11%	$2,864

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 42

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 34%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 27%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 77%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 53%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Kapahulu

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

8.0%Housing insecurity
4.2%Utility shutoff threat
12.6%Food insecurity
8.0%SNAP enrollment
4.1%No health insurance
25.6%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Kapahulu

What is the eviction-risk score for Kapahulu?

Kapahulu scores 6.3/10 (Elevated tier) across 3 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.

How does Kapahulu compare to Urban Honolulu overall?

Kapahulu scores 0.3 points lower than Urban Honolulu overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 41% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $2,474 vs $1,823.

What is the average rent in Kapahulu?

Average gross rent in Kapahulu is $2,474/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Kapahulu residents are renters?

41% of Kapahulu households are renter-occupied (vs 51% in Urban Honolulu). The neighborhood has 5,676 residents.

Is Kapahulu a high social-vulnerability area?

Kapahulu sits in the 42nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Which tracts in Kapahulu have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Kapahulu is census tract 15003001601 (score 6.8/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.7 to 6.8, a spread of 1.1 points.

How safe is Kapahulu for landlords?

Kapahulu carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.3/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 in line with the citywide level.

What is the demographic breakdown of Kapahulu?

Kapahulu has 5,600 residents. Top groups: Asian (non-Hispanic) (41%), White (non-Hispanic) (29%), Other / Multiracial (26.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Kapahulu

7.4 Moiliili 33 tracts · pop 70,696 5.6 Kaimukī 3 tracts · pop 7,665 5.6 Kāhala 2 tracts · pop 6,803 6 Waialae-Kahala 8 tracts · pop 20,325 6.9 Lower Mānoa 13 tracts · pop 37,978 7.5 Kakaako Waterfront 4 tracts · pop 11,095

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Urban Honolulu

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Kapahulu.

6.2 Makalapa Housing 10 tracts · pop 35,816 6.2 Kalihi Valley 5 tracts · pop 18,058 5.8 Waialae-Kahala 8 tracts · pop 20,325 6.8 Pālolo 1 tracts · pop 3,157 5.7 Moanalua Valley 1 tracts · pop 1,746 7 Lower Mānoa 13 tracts · pop 37,978

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