Neighborhood · Ranked #11,988 of 84,120 nationally

West Loch Eviction Risk: Elevated , Waipahu

Tract 15003008938 · Honolulu County, HI · pop 3,832 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 15003008938 covers part of the West Loch area of Waipahu, HI, and scores 7.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,832. 34% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score

7.2

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 37% Stable renters 25% Owners 38%

Tract context

Occupied units697

Renter share61.4%

SVI overall0.98

Poverty rate14.7%

Median income$82,566

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Waipahu and the region

Centroid at 21.3820, -158.0193 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Loch scores 7.2

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

14.7% poverty · this tract

3.7

Supply constraint

$2,262 rent vs county FMR

3.4

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: 98

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

83%Socioeconomic
93%Household composition
96%Racial/ethnic minority
99%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.

14.7%Housing insecurity
6.9%Utility-shutoff threat
24.4%Food insecurity
15.3%SNAP enrollment
9.1%Transit barriers
6.6%No health insurance
16.2%Frequent mental distress
29.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in West Loch

At $2,262 a month, rents run 36% over what the rest of Waipahu commands. Pulling hardest the other way is court filing pressure at 1.7/10.

Set annual rent against average income of $82,566 and the ratio lands at 33%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.2/10. Against Honolulu County at 50.9%, 60% of renters here are cost-burdened.

It sits 1.2 points above the Honolulu County average of 6.0. Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 6.9/10. Nationally it ranks #11,988 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9.8/10. Statewide the HI average is 5.9, so this tract runs 1.3 points hotter.

Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. 61% 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 15003008938

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 15003008938?

Census tract 15003008938 in the West Loch neighborhood scores 7.2/10 (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 15003008938?

Median gross rent is $2,262/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 15003008938?

14.7% of residents in tract 15003008938 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,832.

How socially vulnerable is tract 15003008938?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 83th, household 93th, minority 96th, housing 99th.

Is tract 15003008938 considered part of West Loch?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 15003008938 fall within West Loch (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 15003008938 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.7% 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. 6.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 15003008938 compare to Waipahu overall?

Tract 15003008938 scores 7.2/10, 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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Top eight tracts in Waipahu ranked by composite eviction-risk score.