CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Ewa Gentry

Hawaii · 2,052 residents · 2.13 sq mi

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Ewa Gentry is a city of 2,052 people in Hawaii. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $283,300. There are 2,887 fewer people here than in 2000. Renters pay $923 a month at the median. 79% of homes are owner-occupied. The median household earns $45,824, about 52% above the national median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.4

US median: 33.0

More educated

24% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 117%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,052

−58%vs 2000

vs 4,939 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

29.4

−8%vs 2000

vs 31.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.13 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202427K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.7%(200)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.4%(91)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.5%(92)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.3%(88)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.7%(199)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3437.5%(769)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.1%(330)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 545.6%(115)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.7%(138)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 741.5%(30)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 840%(0)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$45,824

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $61,462 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,873

−18%vs 2000

vs $21,833 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.8%

+3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$283,300

+117%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $172,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$923

+27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $957 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.4%

+11.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.3% in 2000

20.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic13.9%(688)

Black3.7%(184)

Hispanic / Latino8.7%(429)

Asian49.8%(2,458)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic29.6%(608)

Black1.8%(36)

Hispanic / Latino9%(185)

Asian62.3%(1,278)

Other6.3%(130)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican5.3%(1,402)

Puerto Rican5.3%(1,400)

South American1%(258)

Spaniard0.4%(113)

Central American0.4%(99)

Venezuelan0.4%(99)

Argentine0.4%(95)

Ecuadorian0.2%(55)

Salvadoran0.2%(51)

Honduran0.2%(48)

Cuban0.1%(31)

Dominican0.1%(18)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Colombian0%(9)

Asian origin

Filipino28%(7,438)

Japanese8.2%(2,167)

Chinese1.6%(437)

Vietnamese0.6%(172)

Korean0.4%(118)

Laotian0.3%(84)

Thai0.3%(78)

Asian Indian0.2%(66)

Okinawan0.1%(34)

Nepalese0.1%(26)

Cambodian0.1%(25)

Mien0%(10)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian20.2%(5,376)

Samoan3.3%(884)

Chamorro0.8%(219)

Marshallese0.3%(68)

Tongan0.1%(38)

Chuukese0.1%(30)

Fijian0.1%(26)

Ancestry

German4%(1,056)

English3.8%(1,017)

Portuguese3.5%(932)

Irish2.3%(598)

American2%(542)

French1.2%(330)

Italian1.2%(306)

Scottish0.6%(170)

Polish0.5%(144)

West Indian0.5%(131)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(107)

Jamaican0.4%(100)

+ 23 more ancestry groups with data

Russian0.4%(98)

Greek0.3%(67)

Subsaharan African0.2%(59)

Hungarian0.2%(49)

Arab0.2%(45)

Danish0.1%(38)

Nigerian0.1%(38)

Welsh0.1%(37)

British0.1%(31)

Egyptian0.1%(26)

Ukrainian0.1%(24)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(24)

Ethiopian0.1%(21)

Syrian0.1%(19)

French Canadian0.1%(17)

Swedish0.1%(17)

Canadian0%(12)

Norwegian0%(11)

Belgian0%(8)

Croatian0%(8)

Dutch0%(8)

Finnish0%(8)

Lithuanian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest Filipino population · Largest Native Hawaiian population · Largest Japanese population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Puerto Rican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

24.4%

−4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 28.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

87.7%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.0%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

No data for the years selected.

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married33.8%(3,550)

Married55.5%(5,818)

Widowed1%(110)

Divorced9.6%(1,011)

Women 15+

Never married29.3%(3,090)

Married53.2%(5,615)

Widowed5.2%(546)

Divorced12.3%(1,296)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.0%

−0.1 ptssince 2013

from 6.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

66.1%

−5.7 ptssince 2020

from 71.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.9%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 6.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

11.5%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 9.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.5%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 12.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.4%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 3.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

79.7%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 83.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

28.8%

+6.5 ptssince 2020

from 22.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)49.3%(1,060)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)46.1%(992)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era14.2%(306)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1%(21)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,152 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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