Pearl City

Population: 45,079
Median household income: $114,682
Median home value: $872,200

Pearl City, a community in Honolulu County, Hawaii, has 45,079 residents. The median household income of $114,682 is above the Honolulu County median ($104,264).

Between 2019 and 2023, Pearl City's population declined 1.2% from 45,605 to 45,079, while its median home value rose 30.8% from $667,000 to $872,200.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 13.6% of residents. Asian residents are the largest group, 53.2% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 45,079
Median age: 45.0 yrs
Median household income: $114,682
Median home value: $872,200
Median gross rent: $2,338
Housing units: 15,521
Homeownership rate: 70.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

45,60545,079

Median household income

$100,057$114,682

Median home value

$667,000$872,200

Median gross rent

$1,908$2,338

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	45,605	$100,057	$667,000	$1,908
2020	45,159	$101,517	$691,900	$2,044
2021	45,941	$108,772	$728,500	$2,119
2022	46,812	$116,938	$839,100	$2,286
2023	45,079	$114,682	$872,200	$2,338

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1713.6%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 7412.9%

75 and over12.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,103	4.7%
5 to 17	6,111	13.6%
18 to 24	3,365	7.5%
25 to 34	5,332	11.8%
35 to 44	5,644	12.5%
45 to 54	5,284	11.7%
55 to 64	5,634	12.5%
65 to 74	5,837	12.9%
75 and over	5,769	12.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,405	9.8%
Black or African American	744	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	33	0.1%
Asian	23,991	53.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2,977	6.6%
Some other race	133	0.3%
Two or more races	9,217	20.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,579	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.5%

High school graduate25.8%

Some college or associate's31.7%

Bachelor's degree25.7%

Graduate or professional degree11.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,852	5.5%
High school graduate	8,628	25.8%
Some college or associate's	10,631	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	8,595	25.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3,794	11.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone72.2%

Carpooled13.5%

Public transit3.0%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home7.8%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	16,002	72.2%
Carpooled	2,994	13.5%
Public transit	654	3.0%
Walked	415	1.9%
Bicycle	16	0.1%
Worked from home	1,719	7.8%
Other means	357	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,648	13.0%
15 to 29 min	8,982	43.9%
30 to 44 min	5,749	28.1%
45 to 59 min	1,712	8.4%
60+ min	1,347	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.98
Poverty rate: 6.2% (2,770 of 44,543)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,906	73.0%
Nonfamily households	4,039	27.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	14,945	96.3%
Vacant	576	3.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,573	70.7%
Renter-occupied	4,372	29.3%

1-unit, detached63.5%

1-unit, attached15.2%

2 to 4 units6.5%

5 to 19 units5.6%

20 or more units9.1%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,859	63.5%
1-unit, attached	2,357	15.2%
2 to 4 units	1,004	6.5%
5 to 19 units	864	5.6%
20 or more units	1,412	9.1%
Mobile home & other	25	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1562600
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 9.12 sq mi
Water area: 0.94 sq mi
Center point: 21.4026, -157.9569