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Neighborhood · Ranked #22,681 of 84,120 nationally

Waipio Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 15003008946 · Honolulu County, HI · pop 2,812 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

With a score of 5.6/10, tract 15003008946 in the Waipio area of Waipio, HI reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. 35% 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
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 10% Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units1,197
Renter share20.6%
SVI overall0.35
Poverty rate6.9%
Median income$108,650

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
60 th percentile
Rank, 60th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 6 tracts In Waipio
Elevated
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 5 tracts In Waipio
Moderate
Within county
40 th percentile
Rank, 40th percentileLowHigh
#197 of 329 tracts In Honolulu County
Moderate
Within state
45 th percentile
Rank, 45th percentileLowHigh
#242 of 436 tracts In Hawaii
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Waipio and the region

Centroid at 21.4150, -157.9945 · click any tract to drill in

Why Waipio scores 5.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
6.9% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$2,269 rent vs county FMR
3.4
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.
Waipio risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.6This tracttract 0089465.9Waipioparent city6.0Countyavg tract in county5.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 35

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Waipio

The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 8.9/10. Well under the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 1.7/10.

Running cool, economic stress reads 1.7/10. Adults with no health insurance runs 4.3% against 11.3% nationally.

Nationally it ranks #22,681 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Only 21% 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. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 4.2/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 51% of renters.

It tracks the Honolulu County average of 6.0 closely. Average gross rent is $2,269, close to the Waipio average.

Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $108,650.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 15003008946

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 15003008946?

Census tract 15003008946 in the Waipio neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (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 15003008946?

Median gross rent is $2,269/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 15003008946?

6.9% of residents in tract 15003008946 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,812.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 15003008946?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 19th, household 51th, minority 93th, housing 34th.
Q5

Is tract 15003008946 considered part of Waipio?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 15003008946 fall within Waipio (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 15003008946 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.2% 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. 4.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 15003008946 compare to Waipio overall?

Tract 15003008946 scores 5.6/10, 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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