Neighborhood · Ranked #63,308 of 84,120 nationally
Waimalu Eviction Risk: Lower , Pearl City
Tract 15003007814 ·
Honolulu County, HI · pop 3,529 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
15003007814 is a census tract in the Waimalu area of Pearl City, HI. It scores 3.2/10 for landlords. It sits 2.8 points below the Honolulu County average of 6.0.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%Stable renters 6%Owners 87%
Tract context
Occupied units1,182
Renter share12.9%
SVI overall0.06
Poverty rate1.5%
Median income$162,870
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0th percentile
#4 of 4 tracts In Waimalu
Very Low
Within parent city
0th percentile
#17 of 17 tracts In Pearl City
Very Low
Within county
2th percentile
#323 of 329 tracts In Honolulu County
Very Low
Within state
3th percentile
#425 of 436 tracts In Hawaii
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Pearl City and the region
Centroid at 21.4057, -157.9414 · click any tract to drill in
Why Waimalu scores 3.2
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
1.5% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$3,194 rent vs county FMR
6.9
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: 6
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
The voucher gap is 18.9%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears. Food insecurity runs 7.9% against 17.8% nationally.
Running hot, supply constraint reads 6.9/10. Nationally it ranks #63,308 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. At 13% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 1.5/10. Statewide the HI average is 5.9, so this tract runs 2.7 points cooler.
Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured. Poverty sits at 2%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 15003007814
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 15003007814?
Census tract 15003007814 in the Waimalu neighborhood scores 3.2/10 (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 15003007814?
Median gross rent is $3,194/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 15003007814?
1.5% of residents in tract 15003007814 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,529.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 15003007814?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 6th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 1th, household 41th, minority 93th, housing 3th.
Q5
Is tract 15003007814 considered part of Waimalu?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 15003007814 fall within Waimalu (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 15003007814 struggle to pay rent?
About 4.6% 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. 2.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 15003007814 compare to Pearl City overall?
Tract 15003007814 scores 3.2/10, lower than the parent city of Pearl City at 4.5/10. 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.