Within neighborhood
20
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #35,669 of 84,120 nationally
Waipio Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 15003008921 · Honolulu County, HI · pop 2,487 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
Tract 15003008921 sits in the Waipio eviction risk area of Waipio eviction risk, HI, carrying an eviction-risk score of 4.8/10. It is home to 2,487 residents. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 8.9/10.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 90%
Tract context
Occupied units583
Renter share9.8%
SVI overall0.50
Poverty rate5.1%
Median income$150,865
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
22
th percentile
Low
Within state
25
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Waipio and the region
Centroid at 21.4042, -157.9916 · click any tract to drill in
Why Waipio scores 4.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Waipio
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Hawaii legislature & governorship
5.5
Economic stress
5.1% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$2,367 rent vs county FMR
3.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Waipio
8.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Waipio
5.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Waipio
6.3
How Waipio compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 50
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 30%Socioeconomic
- 67%Household composition
- 97%Racial/ethnic minority
- 43%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Waipio. 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.
- 9.8%Housing insecurity
- 4.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 17.4%Food insecurity
- 9.7%SNAP enrollment
- 6.5%Transit barriers
- 5.3%No health insurance
- 12.8%Frequent mental distress
- 28.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Waipio
Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1.3/10. Severe burden reaches 18%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Running cool, court filing pressure reads 1.7/10.
Against the Honolulu County average of 6.0, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.2 points. Nationally it ranks #35,669 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Only 10% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 5.5/10.
Statewide the HI average is 5.9, so this tract runs 1.1 points cooler. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
53% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. Average gross rent is $2,367, close to the Waipio average. Annual rent works out to 19% of average household income of $150,865.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 15003008921
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 15003008921?
Census tract 15003008921 in the Waipio neighborhood scores 4.8/10 (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 15003008921?
Median gross rent is $2,367/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 15003008921?
5.1% of residents in tract 15003008921 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,487.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 15003008921?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 50th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 30th, household 67th, minority 97th, housing 43th.
Q5
Is tract 15003008921 considered part of Waipio?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 15003008921 fall within Waipio (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 15003008921 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.8% 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. 4.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 15003008921 compare to Waipio overall?
Tract 15003008921 scores 4.8/10, lower than the parent city of Waipio at 5.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Waipio eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Waipio
Top eight tracts in Waipio ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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