1 census tracts · pop 3,218 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10
· range 4.8–4.8
Koele is a one-tract neighborhood of Lanai City, HI, population 3,218. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.8/10, Moderate tier. The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 1/10.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 1.9/10. Court records for this tract carry 4 eviction filings. Against a Lanai City baseline of 13.3%, 10% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Filing activity peaked in 2018 at 0.8% of renter households. Judgments average 0.2% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Rent takes 16% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Average gross rent runs $1,087, close to the Lanai City average. 51% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.8/10 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
4.8
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Koele vs Lanai CityHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority89%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport70%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Koele
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
4Total filings (sum)
0.84%Avg annual filing rate
0.8%Peak year (2018)
0.84%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Koele
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.1%Housing insecurity
5.6%Utility shutoff threat
18.2%Food insecurity
12.8%SNAP enrollment
6.4%No health insurance
26.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Koele
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Koele?
Koele scores 4.8/10 (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 Koele compare to Lanai City overall?
Koele scores 0.2 points higher than Lanai City overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 10% of income on rent vs 13% citywide. Average rent: $1,087 vs $1,051.
Q3
What is the average rent in Koele?
Average gross rent in Koele is $1,087/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 10% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Koele residents are renters?
51% of Koele households are renter-occupied (vs 47% in Lanai City). The neighborhood has 3,218 residents.
Q5
Is Koele a high social-vulnerability area?
Koele sits in the 65th 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 Koele for landlords?
Koele carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.8/10). 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 Lanai City as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Koele?
Koele has 3,333 residents. Top groups: Asian (non-Hispanic) (48.6%), Other / Multiracial (33.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (10.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
