East Honolulu is home to 51,360 people in Hawaii. The typical home is worth $1,212,000. The median age is 49.1, about 10 years above the US median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 60% of adults have a four-year degree. Median rent is $3,313 a month. Households here earn about 59% more than in Hawaii as a whole.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $159,518, above the US median
East Honolulu's population equals 5.1% of Honolulu County's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.8% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 9.0% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)24%(657)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.7%(622)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.9%(846)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War12.5%(342)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.4%(93)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,741 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
East Honolulu, decade by decade
East Honolulu population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2010
49,914
$155,412
$1,127,264
53.6%
81.9
2020
50,922
$169,064
$1,173,496
59.7%
83.7
2024
51,360
$159,518
$1,212,000
59.9%
83.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
