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Census Tract · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally

Makawao Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 15009030403 · Maui County, HI · pop 3,687 · 62% of tract blocks fall in Makawao

Census tract 15009030403 covers part of Makawao, HI, and scores 5.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,687. 36% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly below the Maui County average of 48.5%.

Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 20% Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units1,248
Renter share30.8%
SVI overall0.41
Poverty rate6.2%
Median income$101,304

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Makawao
Very Low
Within county
25 th percentile
Rank, 25th percentileLowHigh
#34 of 45 tracts In Maui County
Low
Within state
37 th percentile
Rank, 37th percentileLowHigh
#275 of 436 tracts In Hawaii
Low
National
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#24,859 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Makawao and the region

Centroid at 20.8309, -156.2959 · click any tract to drill in

Why Makawao scores 5.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Makawao
7.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.8
State political climate
Hawaii legislature & governorship
5.5
Economic stress
6.2% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$1,794 rent vs county FMR
2.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Makawao
4.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Makawao
7.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Makawao
4.9

How Makawao compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Makawao risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.4This tracttract 0304035.8Makawaoparent city6.1Countyavg tract in county5.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 41

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

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 1Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 0.28%Avg annual filing rate
  • 0.3%Peak (2018)
  • 1Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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 Makawao

The main counterweight is economic stress at 1.5/10. On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 1.8/10.

Severe burden reaches 16%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.4/10. Court records carry 1 eviction filings across 1 observed years.

Against the Maui County average of 6.1, this tract reads safer for landlords by 0.7 points. Filings peaked in 2018 at 0.3% of renter households. In a typical year about 0.3% of renter households face a filing.

Nationally it ranks #24,859 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 4.7/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.

Average gross rent is $1,794, close to the Makawao average.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 15009030403

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 15009030403?

Census tract 15009030403 in Makawao scores 5.4/10 (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 15009030403?

Median gross rent is $1,794/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 15009030403?

6.2% of residents in tract 15009030403 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,687.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 15009030403?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 41th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 5th, household 60th, minority 71th, housing 80th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 15009030403?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 15009030403 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.28% of renter households, peaking at 0.3% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 15009030403 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. 5.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 15009030403 compare to Makawao overall?

Tract 15009030403 scores 5.4/10, lower than the parent city of Makawao at 5.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Makawao eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Makawao

Top eight tracts in Makawao ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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