1 census tracts · pop 2,798 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5/10
· range 5–5
Ulu Ko is a one-tract neighborhood of Lihue, HI and houses 2,798 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 5/10, in the Moderate tier. Severe burden reaches 30%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is rent-regulation exposure at 9/10. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1.3/10.
On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 7.7/10. Against a Lihue baseline of 40.0%, 44% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. 5.2% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
Only 24% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Rent takes 19% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent runs $1,965, close to the Lihue average.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Ulu Ko vs LihueHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority85%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport50%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Ulu Ko
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.5%Housing insecurity
5.0%Utility shutoff threat
14.3%Food insecurity
10.0%SNAP enrollment
5.2%No health insurance
24.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Ulu Ko
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Ulu Ko?
Ulu Ko scores 5/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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.
Q2
How does Ulu Ko compare to Lihue overall?
Ulu Ko scores 1.0 points lower than Lihue overall (6/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 40% citywide. Average rent: $1,965 vs $1,956.
Q3
What is the average rent in Ulu Ko?
Average gross rent in Ulu Ko is $1,965/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Ulu Ko residents are renters?
24% of Ulu Ko households are renter-occupied (vs 36% in Lihue). The neighborhood has 2,798 residents.
Q5
Is Ulu Ko a high social-vulnerability area?
Ulu Ko sits in the 54th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Ulu Ko for landlords?
Ulu Ko carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Lihue as a whole (6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Ulu Ko?
Ulu Ko has 3,220 residents. Top groups: Asian (non-Hispanic) (54.1%), Other / Multiracial (24.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (17%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
