Neighborhood · Ranked #21,564 of 84,120 nationally
West Loch Eviction Risk: Moderate , Waipahu
Tract 15003008937 ·
Honolulu County, HI · pop 2,091 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Census tract 15003008937 covers part of the West Loch area of Waipahu, HI, and scores 5.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 2,091. Cost burden runs 29% here against 50.9% across Honolulu County.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%Stable renters 45%Owners 37%
Tract context
Occupied units512
Renter share62.9%
SVI overall0.52
Poverty rate6.7%
Median income$106,316
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
44th percentile
#6 of 10 tracts In West Loch
Moderate
Within parent city
30th percentile
#8 of 11 tracts In Waipahu
Low
Within county
45th percentile
#181 of 329 tracts In Honolulu County
Moderate
Within state
47th percentile
#232 of 436 tracts In Hawaii
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Waipahu and the region
Centroid at 21.3789, -158.0248 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Loch scores 5.7
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
6.7% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,653 rent vs county FMR
1.2
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: 52
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
11.9%Housing insecurity
5.9%Utility-shutoff threat
23.3%Food insecurity
14.5%SNAP enrollment
8.1%Transit barriers
5.1%No health insurance
14.0%Frequent mental distress
27.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Loch
The clearest offset is supply constraint at 1.2/10. Running cool, court filing pressure reads 1.7/10.
On the softer side, economic stress reads 1.7/10. Nationally it ranks #21,564 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 5.7/10. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.
It tracks the Honolulu County average of 6.0 closely. Average gross rent is $1,653, close to the Waipahu average.
Annual rent works out to 19% of average household income of $106,316. 63% 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 15003008937
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 15003008937?
Census tract 15003008937 in the West Loch neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (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 15003008937?
Median gross rent is $1,653/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 15003008937?
6.7% of residents in tract 15003008937 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,091.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 15003008937?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 52th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 52th, household 18th, minority 99th, housing 53th.
Q5
Is tract 15003008937 considered part of West Loch?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 15003008937 fall within West Loch (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 15003008937 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.9% 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. 5.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 15003008937 compare to Waipahu overall?
Tract 15003008937 scores 5.7/10, lower 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.
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