Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally
Kapaʻa Homesteads Eviction Risk: Lower , Kapaa
Tract 15007040302 · Kauai County, HI · pop 2,463 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
Census tract 15007040302 runs through Kapaʻa Homesteads in Kapaa. With 2,463 residents, it scores 4.8/10 for landlords. That is riskier than about 32% of US census tracts.
40% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,847 a month while the average household earns $73,906 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. Renters make up 24% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units751
Renter share24.4%
SVI overall0.44
Poverty rate7.9%
Median income$73,906
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
71
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
46
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kapaa and the region
Centroid at 22.0791, -159.3143 · click any tract to drill in
Why Kapaʻa Homesteads scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Kapaa
6.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.4
State political climate
Hawaii legislature & governorship
5.5
Economic stress
7.9% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$1,847 rent vs county FMR
3.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Kapaa
6.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Kapaa
7.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Kapaa
5.3
How Kapaʻa Homesteads compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 44
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 43%Socioeconomic
- 10%Household composition
- 86%Racial/ethnic minority
- 60%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Kapaʻa Homesteads. 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.
- 10.2%Housing insecurity
- 6.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.3%Food insecurity
- 11.6%SNAP enrollment
- 7.2%Transit barriers
- 6.5%No health insurance
- 14.3%Frequent mental distress
- 25.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Kapaʻa Homesteads
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 7.5/10. 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 Kapaa 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 Kauai County average of 4.8 and in line with the Hawaii statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 10.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is Asian and multiracial or other-race and ranks around the 44th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 15007040302
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 15007040302?
Census tract 15007040302 in the Kapaʻa Homesteads neighborhood scores 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 15007040302?
Median gross rent is $1,847/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 15007040302?
7.9% of residents in tract 15007040302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,463.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 15007040302?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 44th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 43th, household 10th, minority 86th, housing 60th.
Q5
Is tract 15007040302 considered part of Kapaʻa Homesteads?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 15007040302 fall within Kapaʻa Homesteads (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 15007040302 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.2% 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. 6.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 15007040302 compare to Kapaa overall?
Tract 15007040302 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Kapaa at 5.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Kapaa eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Kapaa
Top eight tracts in Kapaa ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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