Honolulu County, Hawaii

55 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 1,003,666
Median household income: $104,264
Median home value: $873,000

Honolulu County is a county in Hawaii with a population of 1,003,666. 55 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $104,264 is above the Hawaii median ($98,317).

From 2019 to 2023, Honolulu County's population grew 1.9% from 984,821 to 1,003,666, while its median household income rose 21.4% from $85,857 to $104,264.

Asian residents are the largest group, 42.0% of the population. 64.0% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,003,666
Median age: 39.4 yrs
Median household income: $104,264
Median home value: $873,000
Median gross rent: $2,054
Housing units: 372,329
Homeownership rate: 59.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

984,8211,003,666

Median household income

$85,857$104,264

Median home value

$678,200$873,000

Median gross rent

$1,745$2,054

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	984,821	$85,857	$678,200	$1,745
2020	979,682	$87,722	$702,300	$1,779
2021	1,015,167	$92,600	$726,800	$1,870
2022	1,010,100	$99,816	$832,200	$1,976
2023	1,003,666	$104,264	$873,000	$2,054

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over8.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	58,349	5.8%
5 to 17	150,101	15.0%
18 to 24	87,690	8.7%
25 to 34	144,295	14.4%
35 to 44	133,156	13.3%
45 to 54	118,176	11.8%
55 to 64	120,435	12.0%
65 to 74	103,211	10.3%
75 and over	88,253	8.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	174,457	17.4%
Black or African American	22,844	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,305	0.1%
Asian	421,518	42.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	93,615	9.3%
Some other race	2,945	0.3%
Two or more races	193,257	19.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	93,725	9.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.1%

High school graduate25.2%

Some college or associate's29.9%

Bachelor's degree23.7%

Graduate or professional degree14.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	50,287	7.1%
High school graduate	178,467	25.2%
Some college or associate's	211,872	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	167,802	23.7%
Graduate or professional degree	99,098	14.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone64.0%

Carpooled13.7%

Public transit5.3%

Walked5.0%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home8.4%

Other means2.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	318,972	64.0%
Carpooled	68,297	13.7%
Public transit	26,205	5.3%
Walked	25,124	5.0%
Bicycle	4,849	1.0%
Worked from home	41,806	8.4%
Other means	12,858	2.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	101,446	22.2%
15 to 29 min	158,870	34.8%
30 to 44 min	115,083	25.2%
45 to 59 min	41,672	9.1%
60+ min	39,234	8.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.88
Poverty rate: 9.1% (88,808 of 972,612)

	Count	Share
Family households	231,045	68.5%
Nonfamily households	106,016	31.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	337,061	90.5%
Vacant	35,268	9.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	200,686	59.5%
Renter-occupied	136,375	40.5%

1-unit, detached45.6%

1-unit, attached10.9%

2 to 4 units6.7%

5 to 19 units11.1%

20 or more units25.4%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	169,705	45.6%
1-unit, attached	40,637	10.9%
2 to 4 units	25,063	6.7%
5 to 19 units	41,414	11.1%
20 or more units	94,481	25.4%
Mobile home & other	1,029	0.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 15003
State: Hawaii
Land area: 601 sq mi
Water area: 1,565 sq mi
Center point: 21.4614, -158.2020