East Honolulu vs Kaneohe

A side-by-side comparison of East Honolulu and Kaneohe: population, income, housing, and more.

East Honolulu and Kaneohe are places in Hawaii. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

East Honolulu has the higher population (50,961 vs 35,945 in Kaneohe). East Honolulu has the higher median household income ($158,398 vs $124,632 in Kaneohe). East Honolulu has the higher median home value ($1,172,300 vs $990,100 in Kaneohe).

Population, income & housing

	East Honolulu	Kaneohe
Population	50,961	35,945
Median age	49.3 yrs	45.3 yrs
Median household income	$158,398	$124,632
Median home value	$1,172,300	$990,100
Median gross rent	$3,249	$2,356
Housing units	19,432	11,931
Homeownership rate	83.5%	75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.6%	36.7%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Honolulu	Kaneohe
Population	47,540 → 50,961 (+7.2%)	33,841 → 35,945 (+6.2%)
Median household income	$133,165 → $158,398 (+18.9%)	$108,761 → $124,632 (+14.6%)
Median home value	$959,800 → $1,172,300 (+22.1%)	$770,700 → $990,100 (+28.5%)
Median gross rent	$2,666 → $3,249 (+21.9%)	$1,957 → $2,356 (+20.4%)

East Honolulu

Population

47,54050,961

Median household income

$133,165$158,398

Median home value

$959,800$1,172,300

Median gross rent

$2,666$3,249

Kaneohe

Population

33,84135,945

Median household income

$108,761$124,632

Median home value

$770,700$990,100

Median gross rent

$1,957$2,356

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Honolulu	Kaneohe
Under 5	4.0%	5.5%
5 to 17	15.3%	11.6%
18 to 24	5.8%	6.3%
25 to 34	8.0%	14.1%
35 to 44	11.3%	11.9%
45 to 54	14.5%	10.4%
55 to 64	14.0%	15.2%
65 to 74	12.4%	12.5%
75 and over	14.7%	12.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Honolulu	Kaneohe
White (non-Hispanic)	23.4%	15.7%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	45.7%	39.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3.3%	7.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	21.5%	26.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Honolulu	Kaneohe
No high school diploma	2.6%	5.1%
High school graduate	13.9%	28.7%
Some college or associate's	22.9%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	33.8%	22.4%
Graduate or professional degree	26.8%	14.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Honolulu	Kaneohe
Drove alone	64.2%	71.4%
Carpooled	13.9%	13.0%
Public transit	1.8%	2.2%
Walked	1.0%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.6%
Worked from home	16.7%	9.3%
Other means	2.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Honolulu	Kaneohe
1-unit, detached	70.2%	68.2%
1-unit, attached	9.2%	7.1%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	7.0%
20 or more units	13.1%	11.3%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	East Honolulu	Kaneohe
Poverty rate	4.1%	9.0%
Average household size	2.82	3.01
Mean commute (minutes)	31	27
Median year structure built	1975	1973