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The Arts District Eviction Risk: Moderate , Urban Honolulu

Tract 15003005500 · Honolulu County, HI · pop 2,096 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

Census tract 15003005500 sits in the The Arts District area of Urban Honolulu eviction risk, Hawaii eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.7/10. That is riskier than about 65% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 54% of renter households, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,487 a month against an average household income of $67,700 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 53% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 24% Owners 48%
Tract context
Occupied units582
Renter share52.7%
SVI overall0.96
Poverty rate22.5%
Median income$67,700

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 16 tracts In The Arts District
Elevated
Within parent city
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#14 of 132 tracts In Urban Honolulu
Very High
Within county
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#26 of 329 tracts In Honolulu County
Very High
Within state
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#41 of 436 tracts In Hawaii
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Urban Honolulu and the region

Centroid at 21.3224, -157.8632 · click any tract to drill in

Why The Arts District scores 5.2

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
22.5% poverty · this tract
5.6
Supply constraint
$1,487 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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.
The Arts District risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.25.2This tracttract 005500Urban Honolulu: 5.35.3Urban Honoluluparent cityCounty: 3.33.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.33.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 96

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

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.

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 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 14.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Asian and ranks around the 96th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 15003005500

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 15003005500?

Census tract 15003005500 in the The Arts District neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 15003005500?

Median gross rent is $1,487/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 15003005500?

22.5% of residents in tract 15003005500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,096.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 15003005500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 90th, household 78th, minority 96th, housing 95th.
Q5

Is tract 15003005500 considered part of The Arts District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 15003005500 fall within The Arts District (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 15003005500 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.3% 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. 6.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 15003005500 compare to Urban Honolulu overall?

Tract 15003005500 scores 5.2/10, right in line with 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.

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