CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Hawaiian Beaches

Hawaii · 2,774 residents · 15.2 sq mi

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Hawaiian Beaches is a city of 2,774 people in Hawaii. The poverty rate is 39.1%, above the 13.2% national rate. That trails the Hawaii median by roughly 50%. Getting to work takes 36 minutes on average. This skews young, with a median age of 29.4. The population has fallen 25% since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,774

−25%vs 2000

vs 3,709 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

29.4

−15%vs 2000

vs 34.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

15.2 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.9%(220)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 911.5%(319)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1412.6%(349)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.3%(230)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.8%(134)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.1%(390)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.6%(461)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.4%(178)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.3%(257)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.7%(157)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.6%(71)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.3%(8)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,231

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,467 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,297

−35%vs 2000

vs $11,267 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

39.1%

+10.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 28.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$67,100

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $85,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$530

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $634 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.1%

+2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.6% in 2000

26.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic25.4%(941)

Black0.3%(10)

Hispanic / Latino15.6%(580)

Asian15%(558)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic43.5%(1,208)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino16.6%(460)

Asian51%(1,414)

Other5.5%(152)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican11.1%(439)

Mexican3.4%(135)

Asian origin

Filipino1.6%(65)

Japanese1.5%(59)

Hmong1.3%(52)

Vietnamese0.4%(17)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian20%(790)

Samoan15.1%(596)

Ancestry

English17.7%(697)

German13.2%(522)

Austrian6.4%(251)

Norwegian5.6%(223)

Portuguese4.4%(174)

Polish3.1%(121)

Irish2.6%(101)

Hungarian2.2%(85)

Italian1.6%(65)

Russian1.4%(54)

French0.8%(30)

Arab0.7%(28)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.6%(24)

French Canadian0.6%(22)

American0.5%(20)

Dutch0.5%(20)

Slovak0.5%(20)

Swedish0.5%(20)

Finnish0.5%(19)

Croatian0.3%(11)

Swiss0.3%(10)

RANKED:Largest Native Hawaiian population · Largest English population · Largest Samoan population · Largest German population · Largest Puerto Rican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.4%

+6.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.0%

−5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.7%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

36.2 min

+57%vs 2000

vs 23.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

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%(516)

Married53.2%(832)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced13.8%(215)

Women 15+

Never married36.4%(680)

Married45.5%(849)

Widowed11%(205)

Divorced7.1%(133)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.0%

−0.2 ptssince 2013

from 11.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

30.4%

−6.3 ptssince 2020

from 36.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.3%

+6.1 ptssince 2020

from 9.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

31.6%

+9.9 ptssince 2020

from 21.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

36.6%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 37.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

47.9%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 45.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

63.1%

+8.1 ptssince 2020

from 55.0% 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)32%(107)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.9%(63)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38%(127)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3%(10)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 334 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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