Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #16,571 of 84,120 nationally
Kapaʻa Homesteads Eviction Risk: Elevated , Kapaa
Tract 15007040302 · Kauai County, HI · pop 2,463 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
15007040302 is a census tract in the Kapaʻa Homesteads area of Kapaa, HI. It scores 6.3/10 for landlords. Pulling hardest the other way is court filing pressure at 1.1/10.
Risk score
6.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units751
Renter share24.4%
SVI overall0.44
Poverty rate7.9%
Median income$73,906
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
82
th percentile
High
Within state
62
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kapaa and the region
Centroid at 22.0791, -159.3143 · click any tract to drill in
Why Kapaʻa Homesteads scores 6.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Kapaa
6.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.4
State political climate
Hawaii legislature & governorship
5.5
Economic stress
7.9% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$1,847 rent vs county FMR
3.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Kapaa
6.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Kapaa
7.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Kapaa
5.3
How Kapaʻa Homesteads compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 44
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 43%Socioeconomic
- 10%Household composition
- 86%Racial/ethnic minority
- 60%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Kapaʻa Homesteads. 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.
- 10.2%Housing insecurity
- 6.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.3%Food insecurity
- 11.6%SNAP enrollment
- 7.2%Transit barriers
- 6.5%No health insurance
- 14.3%Frequent mental distress
- 25.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Kapaʻa Homesteads
Severe burden reaches 19%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Running cool, economic stress reads 2/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.5/10.
Against the Kauai County average of 5.6, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.7 points. Average gross rent is $1,847, 9% below the Kapaa average. On the national scale it lands near the 80th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
At 24% 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 4.9/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.
Rent takes 30% or more of income for 40% of renters. Annual rent works out to 30% of average household income of $73,906.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 15007040302
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 15007040302?
Census tract 15007040302 in the Kapaʻa Homesteads neighborhood scores 6.3/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 15007040302?
Median gross rent is $1,847/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 15007040302?
7.9% of residents in tract 15007040302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,463.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 15007040302?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 44th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 43th, household 10th, minority 86th, housing 60th.
Q5
Is tract 15007040302 considered part of Kapaʻa Homesteads?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 15007040302 fall within Kapaʻa Homesteads (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 15007040302 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.2% 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. 6.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 15007040302 compare to Kapaa overall?
Tract 15007040302 scores 6.3/10, higher than the parent city of Kapaa at 5.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Kapaa eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Kapaa
Top eight tracts in Kapaa ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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