Neighborhood · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally

The Arts District Eviction Risk: Moderate , Urban Honolulu

Tract 15003004201 · Honolulu County, HI · pop 1,528 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 15003004201 belongs to the The Arts District area of Urban Honolulu, Hawaii. It is home to 1,528 residents and scores $1/10, a moderate reading for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 39% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

33% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,811 monthly, set against $95,262 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 57% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

4.1

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 38% Owners 43%

Tract context

Occupied units959

Renter share57.2%

SVI overall0.54

Poverty rate13.9%

Median income$95,262

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Urban Honolulu and the region

Centroid at 21.3120, -157.8589 · click any tract to drill in

Why The Arts District scores 4.1

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

13.9% poverty · this tract

3.5

Supply constraint

$1,811 rent vs county FMR

1.7

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 The Arts District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 54

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

22%Socioeconomic
56%Household composition
89%Racial/ethnic minority
77%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within The Arts District. 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.

8.0%Housing insecurity
4.2%Utility-shutoff threat
14.0%Food insecurity
8.7%SNAP enrollment
5.6%Transit barriers
4.0%No health insurance
11.8%Frequent mental distress
25.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in The Arts District

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 about the same as the Honolulu County average of 5.1 and in line with the Hawaii statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 8.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Asian and ranks around the 54th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 15003004201

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 15003004201?

Census tract 15003004201 in the The Arts District neighborhood scores 4.1/10 (Moderate 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 15003004201?

Median gross rent is $1,811/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 15003004201?

13.9% of residents in tract 15003004201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,528.

How socially vulnerable is tract 15003004201?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 22th, household 56th, minority 89th, housing 77th.

Is tract 15003004201 considered part of The Arts District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 15003004201 fall within The Arts District (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 15003004201 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.0% 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. 4.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 15003004201 compare to Urban Honolulu overall?

Tract 15003004201 scores 4.1/10, 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.