Neighborhood · Ranked #20,506 of 84,120 nationally
Pearl Highlands Eviction Risk: Moderate , Pearl City
Tract 15003008704 ·
Honolulu County, HI · pop 2,707 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
15003008704 is a census tract in the Pearl Highlands area of Waipahu, HI. It scores 5.8/10 for landlords. It is home to 2,707 residents. At $2,207 a month, rents run 33% over what the rest of Waipahu commands.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%Stable renters 18%Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units657
Renter share31.4%
SVI overall0.74
Poverty rate9.8%
Median income$114,375
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100th percentile
#1 of 10 tracts In Pearl Highlands
Very High
Within parent city
50th percentile
#6 of 11 tracts In Pearl City
Moderate
Within county
48th percentile
#173 of 329 tracts In Honolulu County
Moderate
Within state
50th percentile
#218 of 436 tracts In Hawaii
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Pearl City and the region
Centroid at 21.3908, -157.9877 · click any tract to drill in
Why Pearl Highlands scores 5.8
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
9.8% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$2,207 rent vs county FMR
3.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Pearl City
6.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Pearl City
8.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Pearl City
6.3
How Pearl Highlands compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 74
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
42%Socioeconomic
83%Household composition
95%Racial/ethnic minority
82%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Pearl Highlands. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
11.4%Housing insecurity
5.3%Utility-shutoff threat
21.9%Food insecurity
12.7%SNAP enrollment
7.7%Transit barriers
6.0%No health insurance
13.6%Frequent mental distress
29.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Pearl Highlands
The main counterweight is court filing pressure at 1.7/10. Against Honolulu County at 50.9%, 41% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.2/10. On the softer side, economic stress reads 2.4/10. 9% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
That is riskier than roughly 76% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 7.7/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.
It tracks the Honolulu County average of 6.0 closely. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $114,375. 31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 15003008704
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 15003008704?
Census tract 15003008704 in the Pearl Highlands neighborhood scores 5.8/10 (Moderate 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 15003008704?
Median gross rent is $2,207/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 15003008704?
9.8% of residents in tract 15003008704 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,707.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 15003008704?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 42th, household 83th, minority 95th, housing 82th.
Q5
Is tract 15003008704 considered part of Pearl Highlands?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 15003008704 fall within Pearl Highlands (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 15003008704 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.4% 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. 5.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 15003008704 compare to Pearl City overall?
Tract 15003008704 scores 5.8/10, higher 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.