Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #35,669 of 84,120 nationally
Waikele Eviction Risk: Moderate , Waipahu
Tract 15003008949 · Honolulu County, HI · pop 2,060 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
15003008949 is a census tract in the Waikele area of Waikele, HI. It scores 4.8/10 for landlords. Pulling hardest the other way is court filing pressure at 1.7/10.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units692
Renter share17.2%
SVI overall0.12
Poverty rate7.3%
Median income$143,702
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
23
th percentile
Low
Within state
25
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Waipahu and the region
Centroid at 21.4043, -158.0053 · click any tract to drill in
Why Waikele scores 4.8
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
7.3% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$2,742 rent vs county FMR
5.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Waipahu
6.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Waipahu
6.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Waipahu
4.8
How Waikele compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 12
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 9%Socioeconomic
- 4%Household composition
- 96%Racial/ethnic minority
- 28%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Waikele. 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.
- 9.7%Housing insecurity
- 4.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 16.7%Food insecurity
- 9.7%SNAP enrollment
- 6.3%Transit barriers
- 4.8%No health insurance
- 13.4%Frequent mental distress
- 26.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Waikele
On the softer side, economic stress reads 1.8/10. 42% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, below the Honolulu County average of 50.9%.
Against the Honolulu County average of 6.0, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.2 points. The severe-burden share is 12%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. That is riskier than roughly 58% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
At 17% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 2.1/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the HI average is 5.9, so this tract runs 1.1 points cooler.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. Average gross rent is $2,742, close to the Waikele average.
Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $143,702.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 15003008949
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 15003008949?
Census tract 15003008949 in the Waikele 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 15003008949?
Median gross rent is $2,742/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 15003008949?
7.3% of residents in tract 15003008949 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,060.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 15003008949?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 12th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 9th, household 4th, minority 96th, housing 28th.
Q5
Is tract 15003008949 considered part of Waikele?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 15003008949 fall within Waikele (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 15003008949 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.7% 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. 4.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 15003008949 compare to Waipahu overall?
Tract 15003008949 scores 4.8/10, 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Waipahu
Top eight tracts in Waipahu ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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