Neighborhood · Ranked #14,308 of 84,120 nationally

West Loch Eviction Risk: Elevated , Waipahu

Tract 15003008702 · Honolulu County, HI · pop 5,309 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Census tract 15003008702 covers part of the West Loch area of Waipahu, HI, and scores 6.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. The clearest offset is supply constraint at 1/10.

Risk score

6.7

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 24% Owners 52%

Tract context

Occupied units1,483

Renter share47.8%

SVI overall0.91

Poverty rate10.5%

Median income$82,832

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Waipahu and the region

Centroid at 21.3851, -158.0053 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Loch scores 6.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Waipahu

6.7

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.3

State political climate

Hawaii legislature & governorship

5.5

Economic stress

10.5% poverty · this tract

2.6

Supply constraint

$1,266 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Waipahu

6.9

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

4.8

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Waipahu

8.2

Housing court bias

Inherited from Waipahu

6.3

How West Loch compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 91

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

73%Socioeconomic
85%Household composition
95%Racial/ethnic minority
94%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within West Loch. 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.

11.2%Housing insecurity
5.1%Utility-shutoff threat
22.2%Food insecurity
13.1%SNAP enrollment
7.6%Transit barriers
6.1%No health insurance
13.2%Frequent mental distress
29.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in West Loch

On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 1.7/10. Severe burden reaches 17%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.2/10. Average gross rent is $1,266, 24% below the Waipahu average. Against the Honolulu County average of 6.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.7 points.

On the national scale it lands near the 83rd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9.2/10. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.

Rent takes 30% or more of income for 50% of renters. Annual rent works out to 18% of average household income of $82,832. 48% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 15003008702

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 15003008702?

Census tract 15003008702 in the West Loch neighborhood scores 6.7/10 (Elevated 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 15003008702?

Median gross rent is $1,266/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 15003008702?

10.5% of residents in tract 15003008702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,309.

How socially vulnerable is tract 15003008702?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 91th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 73th, household 85th, minority 95th, housing 94th.

Is tract 15003008702 considered part of West Loch?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 15003008702 fall within West Loch (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 15003008702 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.2% 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. 5.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 15003008702 compare to Waipahu overall?

Tract 15003008702 scores 6.7/10, higher than the parent city of Waipahu at 6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Waipahu eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

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