Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally
Lihue Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 15007040500 · Kauai County, HI · pop 7,301 · 97% of tract blocks fall in Lihue
Lihue is where census tract 15007040500 sits, home to 7,301 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.4/10. It lands near the 54th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
57% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,072 a month while the average household earns $70,851 a year, roughly 35% of income at the averages. About 42% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 58%
Tract context
Occupied units2,145
Renter share42.0%
SVI overall0.66
Poverty rate6.4%
Median income$70,851
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
65
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
46
th percentile
Moderate
National
31
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lihue and the region
Centroid at 21.9809, -159.3390 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lihue scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Lihue
6.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.4
State political climate
Hawaii legislature & governorship
5.5
Economic stress
6.4% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$2,072 rent vs county FMR
4.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lihue
9.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lihue
7.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lihue
6.3
How Lihue compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 66
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 45%Socioeconomic
- 71%Household composition
- 88%Racial/ethnic minority
- 65%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 7Total filings over 1 yrs
- 0.77%Avg annual filing rate
- 0.8%Peak (2005)
- 7Filings in 2005 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 9.2%Housing insecurity
- 5.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.7%Food insecurity
- 10.9%SNAP enrollment
- 7.0%Transit barriers
- 5.3%No health insurance
- 13.2%Frequent mental distress
- 26.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lihue
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at $1/10. 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 Lihue eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Kauai County average of 4.8 and above the Hawaii statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 9.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 7 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 0.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 0.8% of renter households in 2005.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 15007040500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 15007040500?
Census tract 15007040500 in Lihue 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 15007040500?
Median gross rent is $2,072/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 15007040500?
6.4% of residents in tract 15007040500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,301.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 15007040500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 66th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 45th, household 71th, minority 88th, housing 65th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 15007040500?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 7 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 15007040500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.77% of renter households, peaking at 0.8% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 15007040500 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.2% 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. 5.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 15007040500 compare to Lihue overall?
Tract 15007040500 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Lihue at 5.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lihue eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Lihue
Top eight tracts in Lihue ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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