Black Sands vs Honomu

A side-by-side comparison of Black Sands and Honomu: population, income, housing, and more.

Black Sands and Honomu are places in Hawaii. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Honomu has the higher population (370 vs 237 in Black Sands). Honomu has the higher median home value ($433,800 vs $107,500 in Black Sands). Since 2019, Black Sands's population has grown faster (+123.6% vs -24.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Black Sands	Honomu
Population	237	370
Median age	52.4 yrs	45.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$69,063
Median home value	$107,500	$433,800
Median gross rent	—	$1,450
Housing units	188	198
Homeownership rate	94.4%	76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.2%	39.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Black Sands	Honomu
Population	106 → 237 (+123.6%)	488 → 370 (-24.2%)
Median household income	—	$64,167 → $69,063 (+7.6%)
Median home value	$94,800 → $107,500 (+13.4%)	$280,200 → $433,800 (+54.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,458 → $1,450 (-0.5%)

Black Sands

Population

106237

Median home value

$94,800$107,500

Honomu

Population

488370

Median household income

$64,167$69,063

Median home value

$280,200$433,800

Median gross rent

$1,458$1,450

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Black Sands	Honomu
Under 5	5.9%	4.9%
5 to 17	6.8%	17.0%
18 to 24	1.3%	3.2%
25 to 34	7.2%	7.6%
35 to 44	9.7%	17.3%
45 to 54	28.7%	9.5%
55 to 64	25.3%	16.8%
65 to 74	13.5%	14.9%
75 and over	1.7%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Black Sands	Honomu
White (non-Hispanic)	47.7%	29.7%
Black or African American	4.2%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	23.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	15.2%	8.4%
Some other race	3.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	23.2%	31.6%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Black Sands	Honomu
No high school diploma	22.5%	4.0%
High school graduate	16.2%	21.7%
Some college or associate's	46.1%	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	22.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	17.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Black Sands	Honomu
Drove alone	48.4%	59.4%
Carpooled	28.1%	18.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.5%	21.1%
Other means	10.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Black Sands	Honomu
1-unit, detached	84.0%	98.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Black Sands	Honomu
Poverty rate	51.9%	4.3%
Average household size	1.67	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	36	36
Median year structure built	2002	1959