Within neighborhood
33
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #11,988 of 84,120 nationally
Kakaako Waterfront Eviction Risk: Elevated , Urban Honolulu
Tract 15003003702 · Honolulu County, HI · pop 3,136 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
With a score of 7.2/10, tract 15003003702 in the Kakaako Waterfront area of Urban Honolulu, HI reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,136 residents. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.2/10.
Risk score
7.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%
Stable renters 28%
Owners 51%
Tract context
Occupied units2,114
Renter share49.5%
SVI overall0.73
Poverty rate14.4%
Median income$100,978
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
53
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
74
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
78
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Urban Honolulu and the region
Centroid at 21.2946, -157.8527 · click any tract to drill in
Why Kakaako Waterfront scores 7.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
14.4% poverty · this tract
3.6
Supply constraint
$2,355 rent vs county FMR
3.8
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 Kakaako Waterfront compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 73
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 52%Socioeconomic
- 80%Household composition
- 83%Racial/ethnic minority
- 71%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Kakaako Waterfront. 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.
- 7.4%Housing insecurity
- 3.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.0%Food insecurity
- 7.9%SNAP enrollment
- 5.1%Transit barriers
- 3.5%No health insurance
- 11.4%Frequent mental distress
- 23.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Kakaako Waterfront
At $2,355 a month, rents run 29% over what the rest of Urban Honolulu commands. Well under the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 1.7/10.
19% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. 43% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, lower than the Honolulu County average of 50.9%.
It sits 1.2 points above the Honolulu County average of 6.0. On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.3/10. Adults with no health insurance runs 3.5% against 11.3% nationally.
SNAP participation runs 7.9% against 15.2% nationally. Nationally it ranks #11,988 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 7.5/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Statewide the HI average is 5.9, so this tract runs 1.3 points hotter.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 15003003702
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 15003003702?
Census tract 15003003702 in the Kakaako Waterfront neighborhood scores 7.2/10 (Elevated 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 15003003702?
Median gross rent is $2,355/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 15003003702?
14.4% of residents in tract 15003003702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,136.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 15003003702?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 73th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 52th, household 80th, minority 83th, housing 71th.
Q5
Is tract 15003003702 considered part of Kakaako Waterfront?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 15003003702 fall within Kakaako Waterfront (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 15003003702 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.4% 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. 3.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 15003003702 compare to Urban Honolulu overall?
Tract 15003003702 scores 7.2/10, higher than the parent city of Urban Honolulu at 6.6/10. 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.
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