Neighborhood · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally

Waialae-Kahala Eviction Risk: Lower , Urban Honolulu

Tract 15003000901 · Honolulu County, HI · pop 2,359 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

Census tract 15003000901 sits in the Waialae-Kahala area of Urban Honolulu eviction risk, Hawaii eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.4/10. On the national scale it ranks #38,836 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 50% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,807 monthly, set against $112,163 in average yearly household income, roughly 30% of income at the averages. Renters make up 37% of occupied homes.

Risk score

3.3

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 18% Owners 63%

Tract context

Occupied units922

Renter share37.0%

SVI overall0.33

Poverty rate5.8%

Median income$112,163

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Urban Honolulu and the region

Centroid at 21.2874, -157.7845 · click any tract to drill in

Why Waialae-Kahala scores 3.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Urban Honolulu

6.7

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.3

State political climate

Hawaii legislature & governorship

5.5

Economic stress

5.8% poverty · this tract

1.5

Supply constraint

$2,807 rent vs county FMR

5.4

Rent control risk

Inherited from Urban Honolulu

7.3

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Urban Honolulu

9.2

Housing court bias

Inherited from Urban Honolulu

6.6

How Waialae-Kahala compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 33

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

5%Socioeconomic
45%Household composition
90%Racial/ethnic minority
63%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Waialae-Kahala. 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.

6.2%Housing insecurity
3.3%Utility-shutoff threat
10.6%Food insecurity
6.1%SNAP enrollment
4.6%Transit barriers
3.2%No health insurance
10.5%Frequent mental distress
27.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Waialae-Kahala

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.2/10. 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 Urban Honolulu eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Honolulu County average of 5.1 and above the Hawaii statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Asian and ranks around the 33rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 6.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 15003000901

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 15003000901?

Census tract 15003000901 in the Waialae-Kahala neighborhood scores 3.3/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 15003000901?

Median gross rent is $2,807/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 15003000901?

5.8% of residents in tract 15003000901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,359.

How socially vulnerable is tract 15003000901?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 33th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 5th, household 45th, minority 90th, housing 63th.

Is tract 15003000901 considered part of Waialae-Kahala?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 15003000901 fall within Waialae-Kahala (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 15003000901 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.2% 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. 3.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 15003000901 compare to Urban Honolulu overall?

Tract 15003000901 scores 3.3/10, lower than the parent city of Urban Honolulu at 5.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Urban Honolulu eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Urban Honolulu

Top eight tracts in Urban Honolulu ranked by composite eviction-risk score.