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Waimalu Eviction Risk: Lower , Pearl City

Tract 15003007809 · Honolulu County, HI · pop 3,911 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

Census tract 15003007809 covers Waimalu in Pearl City, home to 3,911 residents. For landlords it grades 4.1/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than about 14% of US census tracts.

25% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,393 a month against an average household income of $148,516 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 21% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

2.5

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 16% Owners 79%

Tract context

Occupied units1,093

Renter share21.2%

SVI overall0.13

Poverty rate5.6%

Median income$148,516

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Pearl City and the region

Centroid at 21.4018, -157.9320 · click any tract to drill in

Why Waimalu scores 2.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Pearl City

6.7

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.3

State political climate

Hawaii legislature & governorship

5.5

Economic stress

5.6% poverty · this tract

1.4

Supply constraint

$2,393 rent vs county FMR

3.9

Rent control risk

Inherited from Pearl City

5.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Pearl City

3.8

Housing court bias

Inherited from Pearl City

4.7

How Waimalu compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 13

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

2%Socioeconomic
23%Household composition
89%Racial/ethnic minority
23%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Waimalu. 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.

6.0%Housing insecurity
2.9%Utility-shutoff threat
10.6%Food insecurity
5.6%SNAP enrollment
4.3%Transit barriers
3.4%No health insurance
9.9%Frequent mental distress
22.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Waimalu

The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at 5.3/10. 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 Pearl City eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

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

In CDC survey modeling, about 6.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 2.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Asian and multiracial or other-race and ranks around the 13th 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 15003007809

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 15003007809?

Census tract 15003007809 in the Waimalu neighborhood scores 2.5/10 (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 15003007809?

Median gross rent is $2,393/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 15003007809?

5.6% of residents in tract 15003007809 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,911.

How socially vulnerable is tract 15003007809?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 13th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 2th, household 23th, minority 89th, housing 23th.

Is tract 15003007809 considered part of Waimalu?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 15003007809 fall within Waimalu (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 15003007809 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.0% 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. 2.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 15003007809 compare to Pearl City overall?

Tract 15003007809 scores 2.5/10, lower than the parent city of Pearl City at 5.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Pearl City eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Pearl City

Top eight tracts in Pearl City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.