Within neighborhood
22
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #69,776 of 84,120 nationally
West Loch Eviction Risk: Lower , Waipahu
Tract 15003008935 · Honolulu County, HI · pop 3,758 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
In the West Loch neighborhood of Waipahu, census tract 15003008935 scores 5.4/10 for eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #38,863 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
70% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,873 a month against an average household income of $86,456 a year, roughly 40% of income at the averages. Renters make up 43% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 57%
Tract context
Occupied units1,202
Renter share43.0%
SVI overall0.60
Poverty rate7.4%
Median income$86,456
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
27
th percentile
Low
Within state
25
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Waipahu and the region
Centroid at 21.3938, -158.0325 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Loch scores 2.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
7.4% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$2,873 rent vs county FMR
5.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Waipahu
8.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Waipahu
4.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Waipahu
5.8
How West Loch compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 60
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 56%Socioeconomic
- 67%Household composition
- 93%Racial/ethnic minority
- 34%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.
- 12.5%Housing insecurity
- 6.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 19.0%Food insecurity
- 11.9%SNAP enrollment
- 7.8%Transit barriers
- 5.4%No health insurance
- 15.7%Frequent mental distress
- 25.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Loch
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 8.9/10. 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 Waipahu eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Honolulu County average of 5.1 and above the Hawaii statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is Asian and multiracial or other-race and ranks around the 60th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 12.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 15003008935
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 15003008935?
Census tract 15003008935 in the West Loch neighborhood scores 2.3/10 (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 15003008935?
Median gross rent is $2,873/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 70% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 15003008935?
7.4% of residents in tract 15003008935 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,758.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 15003008935?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 60th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 56th, household 67th, minority 93th, housing 34th.
Q5
Is tract 15003008935 considered part of West Loch?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 15003008935 fall within West Loch (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 15003008935 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.5% 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. 6.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 15003008935 compare to Waipahu overall?
Tract 15003008935 scores 2.3/10, lower than the parent city of Waipahu at 5.2/10. 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
Highest-risk tracts in Waipahu
Top eight tracts in Waipahu ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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