Urban Honolulu

Population: 346,323
Median household income: $85,428
Median home value: $834,100

Urban Honolulu, a community in Honolulu County, Hawaii, has 346,323 residents. The median household income of $85,428 is below the Honolulu County median ($104,264).

Between 2019 and 2023, Urban Honolulu's population held roughly steady from 348,985 to 346,323, while its median home value rose 22.1% from $683,000 to $834,100.

The median gross rent is $1,783. 40.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 346,323
Median age: 42.9 yrs
Median household income: $85,428
Median home value: $834,100
Median gross rent: $1,783
Housing units: 156,251
Homeownership rate: 48.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

348,985346,323

Median household income

$71,465$85,428

Median home value

$683,000$834,100

Median gross rent

$1,491$1,783

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	348,985	$71,465	$683,000	$1,491
2020	347,181	$72,454	$707,400	$1,520
2021	351,554	$76,495	$726,000	$1,620
2022	348,547	$82,772	$805,500	$1,734
2023	346,323	$85,428	$834,100	$1,783

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1711.9%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over10.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	15,474	4.5%
5 to 17	41,335	11.9%
18 to 24	26,953	7.8%
25 to 34	51,251	14.8%
35 to 44	47,721	13.8%
45 to 54	44,157	12.8%
55 to 64	44,170	12.8%
65 to 74	39,944	11.5%
75 and over	35,318	10.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	54,751	15.8%
Black or African American	5,798	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	279	0.1%
Asian	181,470	52.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	28,555	8.2%
Some other race	962	0.3%
Two or more races	51,482	14.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	23,026	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.1%

High school graduate22.8%

Some college or associate's27.3%

Bachelor's degree25.2%

Graduate or professional degree15.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	23,984	9.1%
High school graduate	59,963	22.8%
Some college or associate's	71,572	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	66,277	25.2%
Graduate or professional degree	40,765	15.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone55.7%

Carpooled14.2%

Public transit7.9%

Walked7.7%

Bicycle1.8%

Worked from home8.9%

Other means3.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	99,109	55.7%
Carpooled	25,367	14.2%
Public transit	14,141	7.9%
Walked	13,748	7.7%
Bicycle	3,206	1.8%
Worked from home	15,860	8.9%
Other means	6,646	3.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	42,430	26.2%
15 to 29 min	71,830	44.3%
30 to 44 min	33,318	20.5%
45 to 59 min	7,245	4.5%
60+ min	7,394	4.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 11.9% (40,048 of 337,874)

	Count	Share
Family households	76,902	56.5%
Nonfamily households	59,326	43.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	136,228	87.2%
Vacant	20,023	12.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	66,165	48.6%
Renter-occupied	70,063	51.4%

1-unit, detached27.2%

1-unit, attached7.3%

2 to 4 units5.5%

5 to 19 units11.5%

20 or more units48.2%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	42,431	27.2%
1-unit, attached	11,425	7.3%
2 to 4 units	8,667	5.5%
5 to 19 units	17,892	11.5%
20 or more units	75,352	48.2%
Mobile home & other	484	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1571550
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 61 sq mi
Water area: 7.83 sq mi
Center point: 21.3243, -157.8476