Neighborhood · Ranked #17,132 of 84,120 nationally

Waikele Eviction Risk: Elevated , Waipahu

Tract 15003008707 · Honolulu County, HI · pop 6,198 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

15003008707 is a census tract in the Waikele area of Waipahu, HI. It scores 6.2/10 for landlords. It is home to 6,198 residents. 35% 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

6.2

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 17% Owners 60%

Tract context

Occupied units1,324

Renter share40.4%

SVI overall0.83

Poverty rate8.9%

Median income$97,826

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Waipahu and the region

Centroid at 21.3919, -157.9958 · click any tract to drill in

Why Waikele scores 6.2

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

8.9% poverty · this tract

2.2

Supply constraint

$1,533 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Waipahu

6.9

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

4.8

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Waipahu

8.2

Housing court bias

Inherited from Waipahu

6.3

How Waikele compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 83

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

42%Socioeconomic
97%Household composition
97%Racial/ethnic minority
86%Housing & transportation

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.

9.9%Housing insecurity
4.4%Utility-shutoff threat
20.6%Food insecurity
11.3%SNAP enrollment
6.9%Transit barriers
5.5%No health insurance
12.5%Frequent mental distress
28.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Waikele

The main counterweight is supply constraint at 1/10. Well under the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 1.7/10.

Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.2/10. Against Honolulu County at 50.9%, 58% of renters here are cost-burdened.

That is riskier than roughly 80% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 8.4/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. It tracks the Honolulu County average of 6.0 closely.

Average gross rent is $1,533, close to the Waipahu average. Annual rent works out to 19% of average household income of $97,826. 40% 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 15003008707

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 15003008707?

Census tract 15003008707 in the Waikele neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (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 15003008707?

Median gross rent is $1,533/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 15003008707?

8.9% of residents in tract 15003008707 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,198.

How socially vulnerable is tract 15003008707?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 42th, household 97th, minority 97th, housing 86th.

Is tract 15003008707 considered part of Waikele?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 15003008707 fall within Waikele (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 15003008707 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. 4.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 15003008707 compare to Waipahu overall?

Tract 15003008707 scores 6.2/10, right in line with the parent city of Waipahu at 6/10. 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.