Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally
West Kapolei Eviction Risk: Lower , Ko Olina
Tract 15003008609 · Honolulu County, HI · pop 1,884 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Census tract 15003008609 sits in West Kapolei in Ko Olina, Hawaii eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.3/10. That is riskier than about 50% of US census tracts.
About 68% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,453 a month while the average household earns $87,353 a year, roughly 34% of income at the averages. Renters make up 41% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units704
Renter share41.5%
SVI overall0.47
Poverty rate8.0%
Median income$87,353
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
33
th percentile
Low
Within state
31
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Ko Olina and the region
Centroid at 21.3350, -158.1040 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Kapolei scores 2.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Ko Olina
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Hawaii legislature & governorship
5.5
Economic stress
8.0% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$2,453 rent vs county FMR
4.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Ko Olina
7.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Ko Olina
7.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Ko Olina
5.8
How West Kapolei compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 47
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 45%Socioeconomic
- 33%Household composition
- 80%Racial/ethnic minority
- 44%Housing & transportation
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.
- 11.5%Housing insecurity
- 5.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 18.0%Food insecurity
- 11.9%SNAP enrollment
- 7.3%Transit barriers
- 5.8%No health insurance
- 15.1%Frequent mental distress
- 28.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Kapolei
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 7.7/10. 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 Ko Olina, 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 riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 11.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 47th 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 15003008609
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 15003008609?
Census tract 15003008609 in the West Kapolei neighborhood scores 2.6/10 (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 15003008609?
Median gross rent is $2,453/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 15003008609?
8.0% of residents in tract 15003008609 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,884.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 15003008609?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 47th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 45th, household 33th, minority 80th, housing 44th.
Q5
Is tract 15003008609 considered part of West Kapolei?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 15003008609 fall within West Kapolei (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 15003008609 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.5% 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. 5.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 15003008609 compare to Ko Olina overall?
Tract 15003008609 scores 2.6/10, lower than the parent city of Ko Olina at 4.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Ko Olina; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Ko Olina
Top eight tracts in Ko Olina ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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