Within neighborhood
20
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #79,124 of 84,120 nationally
Waikele Eviction Risk: Lower , Waipahu
Tract 15003008949 · Honolulu County, HI · pop 2,060 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Tract 15003008949, home to 2,060 residents in the Waikele area of Waipahu, scores 4.9/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 36% of US census tracts.
42% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,742 monthly, set against $143,702 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 17% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.5
Lower
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
12
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
10
th percentile
Very 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 1.5
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
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 6.7/10. 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 about the same as the Honolulu County average of 5.1 and in line with the Hawaii statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 9.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly Asian and ranks around the 12th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 15003008949
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 15003008949?
Census tract 15003008949 in the Waikele neighborhood scores 1.5/10 (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 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 1.5/10, 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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