Neighborhood · Ranked #10,727 of 84,120 nationally

Waialae-Kahala Eviction Risk: Elevated , Urban Honolulu

Tract 15003000904 · Honolulu County, HI · pop 2,446 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

15003000904 is a census tract in the Waialae-Kahala area of Urban Honolulu, HI. It scores 7.4/10 for landlords. Population here is 2,446. Against Honolulu County at 50.9%, 22% of renters here are cost-burdened.

Risk score

7.4

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 19% Owners 75%

Tract context

Occupied units759

Renter share24.6%

SVI overall0.10

Poverty rate24.4%

Median income$170,279

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Urban Honolulu and the region

Centroid at 21.2875, -157.7899 · click any tract to drill in

Why Waialae-Kahala scores 7.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Urban Honolulu

6.7

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.3

State political climate

Hawaii legislature & governorship

5.5

Economic stress

24.4% poverty · this tract

6.1

Supply constraint

$2,203 rent vs county FMR

3.2

Rent control risk

Inherited from Urban Honolulu

7.3

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Urban Honolulu

9.2

Housing court bias

Inherited from Urban Honolulu

6.6

How Waialae-Kahala compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 10

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

24%Socioeconomic
2%Household composition
75%Racial/ethnic minority
17%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Waialae-Kahala. 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.

9.9%Housing insecurity
5.7%Utility-shutoff threat
17.4%Food insecurity
12.6%SNAP enrollment
7.1%Transit barriers
4.4%No health insurance
14.2%Frequent mental distress
30.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Waialae-Kahala

What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.2/10. Running cool, court filing pressure reads 1.7/10.

It sits 1.4 points above the Honolulu County average of 6.0. The poverty rate is 24%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. At $2,203 a month, rents run 21% over what the rest of Urban Honolulu commands.

Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.3/10. Nationally it ranks #10,727 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Only 25% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 1.9/10.

Against average income of $170,279, annual rent is just 16%. Statewide the HI average is 5.9, so this tract runs 1.5 points hotter.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 15003000904

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 15003000904?

Census tract 15003000904 in the Waialae-Kahala neighborhood scores 7.4/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 15003000904?

Median gross rent is $2,203/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 22% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 15003000904?

24.4% of residents in tract 15003000904 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,446.

How socially vulnerable is tract 15003000904?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 10th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 24th, household 2th, minority 75th, housing 17th.

Is tract 15003000904 considered part of Waialae-Kahala?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 15003000904 fall within Waialae-Kahala (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 15003000904 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.9% 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. 5.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 15003000904 compare to Urban Honolulu overall?

Tract 15003000904 scores 7.4/10, higher than the parent city of Urban Honolulu at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Urban Honolulu eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Urban Honolulu

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