US Census Data

ZIP 96816 vs ZIP 96821

A side-by-side comparison of ZIP Code 96816 and ZIP Code 96821: population, income, housing, and more.

ZIP 96816 and ZIP 96821 are ZIP Code areas in Hawaii. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

ZIP 96816 has the higher population (50,711 vs 19,831 in ZIP 96821). ZIP 96821 has the higher median household income ($174,152 vs $114,744 in ZIP 96816). ZIP 96821 has the higher median home value ($1,457,700 vs $1,121,400 in ZIP 96816).

Population, income & housing

ZIP 96816ZIP 96821
Population50,71119,831
Median age46.6 yrs50.3 yrs
Median household income$114,744$174,152
Median home value$1,121,400$1,457,700
Median gross rent$1,879$2,946
Housing units19,8187,462
Homeownership rate62.9%85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher48.1%62.9%
Unemployment rate3.1%5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

ZIP 96816ZIP 96821
Population49,834 → 50,711 (+1.8%)18,599 → 19,831 (+6.6%)
Median household income$90,788 → $114,744 (+26.4%)$143,032 → $174,152 (+21.8%)
Median home value$931,100 → $1,121,400 (+20.4%)$1,104,000 → $1,457,700 (+32.0%)
Median gross rent$1,693 → $1,879 (+11.0%)$2,363 → $2,946 (+24.7%)

ZIP 96816

Population
49,83450,711
Median household income
$90,788$114,744
Median home value
$931,100$1,121,400
Median gross rent
$1,693$1,879

ZIP 96821

Population
18,59919,831
Median household income
$143,032$174,152
Median home value
$1,104,000$1,457,700
Median gross rent
$2,363$2,946

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

ZIP 96816ZIP 96821
Under 53.6%3.6%
5 to 1712.0%13.7%
18 to 247.7%6.5%
25 to 3412.3%8.7%
35 to 4412.6%10.7%
45 to 5413.3%14.6%
55 to 6413.4%14.2%
65 to 7413.7%14.1%
75 and over11.5%14.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

ZIP 96816ZIP 96821
White (non-Hispanic)18.5%20.0%
Black or African American0.8%0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native0.1%0.0%
Asian52.2%52.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander6.4%3.6%
Some other race0.4%0.0%
Two or more races15.8%21.2%
Hispanic or Latino5.9%2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

ZIP 96816ZIP 96821
No high school diploma6.3%1.7%
High school graduate20.2%14.3%
Some college or associate's25.4%21.1%
Bachelor's degree28.8%33.7%
Graduate or professional degree19.3%29.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

ZIP 96816ZIP 96821
Drove alone64.8%66.5%
Carpooled13.3%14.4%
Public transit3.8%0.8%
Walked2.8%0.5%
Bicycle1.6%0.5%
Worked from home10.8%15.6%
Other means2.9%1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

ZIP 96816ZIP 96821
1-unit, detached64.4%86.2%
1-unit, attached10.0%6.7%
2 to 4 units9.5%1.7%
5 to 19 units6.4%1.3%
20 or more units9.1%3.6%
Mobile home & other0.6%0.5%

Poverty & households

ZIP 96816ZIP 96821
Poverty rate8.4%5.0%
Average household size2.782.89
Mean commute (minutes)2329
Median year structure built19631969

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