Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally
Ulu Ko Eviction Risk: Lower , Lihue
Tract 15007040402 · Kauai County, HI · pop 2,798 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
How risky is the Ulu Ko area of Lihue for landlords? Census tract 15007040402 scores 5.1/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 43% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 44% of renter households, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,965 a month against an average household income of $122,500 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 24% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units942
Renter share23.7%
SVI overall0.54
Poverty rate5.3%
Median income$122,500
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
20
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lihue and the region
Centroid at 21.9631, -159.3804 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ulu Ko scores 2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Lihue
6.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.4
State political climate
Hawaii legislature & governorship
5.5
Economic stress
5.3% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$1,965 rent vs county FMR
4.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lihue
9.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lihue
7.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lihue
6.3
How Ulu Ko compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 54
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 14%Socioeconomic
- 96%Household composition
- 85%Racial/ethnic minority
- 50%Housing & transportation
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.
- 8.5%Housing insecurity
- 5.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.3%Food insecurity
- 10.0%SNAP enrollment
- 6.4%Transit barriers
- 5.2%No health insurance
- 12.5%Frequent mental distress
- 24.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Ulu Ko
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at $1/10. 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 Lihue 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 Kauai County average of 4.8 and in line with the Hawaii statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 8.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is Asian and multiracial or other-race and ranks around the 54th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 15007040402
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 15007040402?
Census tract 15007040402 in the Ulu Ko neighborhood scores 2/10 (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 15007040402?
Median gross rent is $1,965/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 15007040402?
5.3% of residents in tract 15007040402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,798.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 15007040402?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 14th, household 96th, minority 85th, housing 50th.
Q5
Is tract 15007040402 considered part of Ulu Ko?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 15007040402 fall within Ulu Ko (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 15007040402 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.5% 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. 5.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 15007040402 compare to Lihue overall?
Tract 15007040402 scores 2/10, lower than the parent city of Lihue at 5.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lihue eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Lihue
Top eight tracts in Lihue ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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