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Waimalu Eviction Risk: Lower , Pearl City

Tract 15003007812 · Honolulu County, HI · pop 2,226 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

In the Waimalu neighborhood of Pearl City, census tract 15003007812 scores 4.2/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 16th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 34% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 6% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,266 monthly, set against $104,504 in average yearly household income, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 21% Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units833
Renter share32.3%
SVI overall0.35
Poverty rate3.7%
Median income$104,504

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 4 tracts In Waimalu
Very High
Within parent city
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#7 of 17 tracts In Pearl City
Elevated
Within county
43 th percentile
Rank, 43rd percentileLowHigh
#187 of 329 tracts In Honolulu County
Moderate
Within state
42 th percentile
Rank, 42nd percentileLowHigh
#254 of 436 tracts In Hawaii
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Pearl City and the region

Centroid at 21.3959, -157.9516 · click any tract to drill in

Why Waimalu scores 2.9

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
3.7% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,266 rent vs county FMR
3.4
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.
Waimalu risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.92.9This tracttract 007812Pearl City: 5.15.1Pearl Cityparent cityCounty: 3.33.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.33.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 35

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Waimalu

The heaviest input here is 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 11.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.0% 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 35th 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 15003007812

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 15003007812?

Census tract 15003007812 in the Waimalu neighborhood scores 2.9/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 15003007812?

Median gross rent is $2,266/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 15003007812?

3.7% of residents in tract 15003007812 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,226.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 15003007812?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 21th, household 24th, minority 93th, housing 48th.
Q5

Is tract 15003007812 considered part of Waimalu?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 15003007812 fall within Waimalu (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 15003007812 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.9% 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. 6.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 15003007812 compare to Pearl City overall?

Tract 15003007812 scores 2.9/10, 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.

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