CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Pearl City

Hawaii · 30,993 residents · 9.12 sq mi

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Pearl City is home to 30,993 people in Hawaii. The typical home is worth $248,600. Households take in $50,752 a year at the median, 68% more than the country as a whole. Median rent is $753 a month. That is roughly 31% ahead of the Hawaii median. The poverty rate is 3.5%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% 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

30,993

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 30,976 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

32.7

−12%vs 2000

vs 37.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

9.12 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202445K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(2,114)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.4%(1,988)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.6%(2,056)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(2,259)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.3%(2,873)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.2%(5,322)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413%(4,027)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.1%(4,062)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.6%(3,604)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.5%(2,019)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.7%(522)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(147)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$50,752

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $62,036 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,580

−28%vs 2000

vs $21,683 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.5%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$248,600

+20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $272,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$753

+24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $798 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

67.8%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.7% in 2000

32.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic16%(4,952)

Black2.6%(796)

Hispanic / Latino7.3%(2,260)

Asian52.3%(16,215)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic21.3%(6,617)

Black2.8%(861)

Hispanic / Latino6.6%(2,042)

Asian73.6%(22,820)

Other2.2%(695)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.6%(1,147)

Puerto Rican2%(871)

Spaniard0.4%(158)

Central American0.2%(74)

Salvadoran0.1%(57)

South American0.1%(32)

Colombian0.1%(32)

Honduran0%(17)

Cuban0%(6)

Dominican0%(6)

Asian origin

Japanese26.5%(11,821)

Filipino14.6%(6,482)

Chinese4.2%(1,856)

Korean1.2%(556)

Okinawan0.9%(413)

Vietnamese0.6%(254)

Thai0.3%(119)

Indonesian0.2%(67)

Taiwanese0.1%(41)

Nepalese0.1%(36)

Laotian0.1%(32)

Hmong0%(21)

+ 2 more asian origin groups with data

Mongolian0%(21)

Asian Indian0%(16)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian16.7%(7,421)

Samoan2.9%(1,285)

Marshallese1%(430)

Chamorro0.4%(164)

Tongan0.3%(131)

Chuukese0.1%(47)

Ancestry

German4.2%(1,886)

English3.2%(1,406)

Irish2.5%(1,116)

Portuguese2.4%(1,059)

Italian1.1%(499)

American1%(428)

French0.6%(271)

Scottish0.5%(223)

Polish0.3%(154)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(151)

West Indian0.3%(146)

Swedish0.3%(145)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

Jamaican0.3%(141)

Norwegian0.3%(137)

Russian0.3%(137)

Dutch0.3%(112)

Greek0.2%(95)

Subsaharan African0.2%(74)

Arab0.1%(55)

Lithuanian0.1%(43)

Lebanese0.1%(40)

Slovak0.1%(38)

Welsh0.1%(33)

Danish0.1%(28)

French Canadian0.1%(28)

British0%(22)

Brazilian0%(21)

Hungarian0%(20)

Australian0%(18)

Swiss0%(16)

Canadian0%(14)

Czech0%(14)

Serbian0%(11)

Romanian0%(8)

Iraqi0%(6)

Austrian0%(6)

Finnish0%(2)

RANKED:Largest Japanese population · Largest Native Hawaiian population · Largest Filipino population · Largest German population · Largest Chinese population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.9%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

83.9%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.9%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.5 min

+29%vs 2000

vs 19.7 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 married35.2%(6,666)

Married54.7%(10,363)

Widowed3.2%(612)

Divorced6.9%(1,301)

Women 15+

Never married27.1%(5,151)

Married49.8%(9,457)

Widowed12.5%(2,365)

Divorced10.6%(2,003)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.1%

−1.0 ptssince 2013

from 4.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

69.6%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 72.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.0%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 13.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.4%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 26.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.4%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 10.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.7%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 3.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

83.1%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 86.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.5%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 36.1% 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)28.9%(1,035)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.7%(707)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era29.7%(1,065)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.1%(291)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.7%(25)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,583 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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