Wheeler AFB

Population: 2,196
Median household income: $88,409

Located in Honolulu County, Hawaii, Wheeler AFB is a community with a population of 2,196. At $88,409, its median household income sits below Honolulu County's $104,264.

Between 2019 and 2023, Wheeler AFB's population declined 5.8% from 2,331 to 2,196, while its median household income rose 33.6% from $66,163 to $88,409.

Households average 2.51 people. The median gross rent is $2,790.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,196
Median age: 24.1 yrs
Median household income: $88,409
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: $2,790
Housing units: 871
Homeownership rate: 0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.3%
Unemployment rate: 7.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,3312,196

Median household income

$66,163$88,409

Median gross rent

$2,803$2,790

Year	Population	Median household income	Median gross rent
2019	2,331	$66,163	$2,803
2020	2,124	$65,982	$2,635
2021	2,353	$71,914	$2,622
2022	2,219	$74,844	$2,761
2023	2,196	$88,409	$2,790

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

Age distribution

Under 511.5%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 2430.5%

25 to 3424.2%

35 to 448.5%

45 to 548.8%

55 to 640.5%

65 to 740.2%

75 and over0.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	252	11.5%
5 to 17	348	15.8%
18 to 24	669	30.5%
25 to 34	532	24.2%
35 to 44	187	8.5%
45 to 54	193	8.8%
55 to 64	10	0.5%
65 to 74	5	0.2%
75 and over	0	0.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,157	52.7%
Black or African American	214	9.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	94	4.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	73	3.3%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	181	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	477	21.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.3%

High school graduate16.9%

Some college or associate's52.4%

Bachelor's degree19.1%

Graduate or professional degree10.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	12	1.3%
High school graduate	157	16.9%
Some college or associate's	486	52.4%
Bachelor's degree	177	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	95	10.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone78.3%

Carpooled9.0%

Public transit0.5%

Walked6.2%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home2.8%

Other means3.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,025	78.3%
Carpooled	118	9.0%
Public transit	7	0.5%
Walked	81	6.2%
Bicycle	1	0.1%
Worked from home	36	2.8%
Other means	41	3.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	646	50.7%
15 to 29 min	442	34.7%
30 to 44 min	156	12.3%
45 to 59 min	24	1.9%
60+ min	5	0.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 1.8% (35 of 1,966)

	Count	Share
Family households	653	83.3%
Nonfamily households	131	16.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	784	90.0%
Vacant	87	10.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	0	0.0%
Renter-occupied	784	100.0%

1-unit, detached14.4%

1-unit, attached46.3%

2 to 4 units32.1%

5 to 19 units2.4%

20 or more units4.8%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	125	14.4%
1-unit, attached	403	46.3%
2 to 4 units	280	32.1%
5 to 19 units	21	2.4%
20 or more units	42	4.8%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1580600
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.32 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 21.4755, -158.0352