COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Honolulu County

Hawaii · 836,231 residents · 601 sq mi

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Honolulu County is home to 836,231 people in Hawaii. The typical home is worth $281,500. 52% of homes are owner-occupied. Renters pay $663 a month at the median. The median household earns $40,581, about 35% above the national median. The poverty rate is 7.5%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.3

US median: 33.0

More educated

25% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 35%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

836,231

−5%vs 2000

vs 876,156 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.3

−10%vs 2000

vs 35.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

601 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241.0M

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(61,168)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(59,708)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.4%(53,373)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(54,008)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.8%(73,787)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419%(158,797)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.6%(130,479)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.8%(82,260)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.5%(71,166)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747%(58,637)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843%(25,053)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(7,795)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$40,581

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $51,914 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,256

−26%vs 2000

vs $21,998 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.5%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$281,500

+35%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $274,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$663

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $802 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

52.0%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 54.6% in 2000

48.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic20%(175,633)

Black2.2%(19,583)

Hispanic / Latino6.7%(58,729)

Asian45.3%(396,531)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic31.7%(264,767)

Black3.1%(25,711)

Hispanic / Latino6.5%(54,680)

Asian63.1%(527,410)

Other2.2%(18,343)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.2%(31,736)

Puerto Rican3.1%(30,837)

Spaniard0.7%(6,722)

South American0.4%(4,364)

Central American0.3%(2,629)

Cuban0.2%(1,765)

Dominican0.1%(1,491)

Salvadoran0.1%(1,224)

Peruvian0.1%(1,124)

Colombian0.1%(1,087)

Ecuadorian0.1%(655)

Venezuelan0.1%(517)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Argentine0%(460)

Guatemalan0%(435)

Honduran0%(376)

Chilean0%(348)

Panamanian0%(239)

Costa Rican0%(173)

Nicaraguan0%(172)

Uruguayan0%(60)

Paraguayan0%(42)

Bolivian0%(41)

Asian origin

Filipino14.8%(147,869)

Japanese13.5%(134,719)

Chinese5.4%(54,263)

Korean1.8%(18,391)

Vietnamese1%(10,253)

Okinawan0.5%(4,514)

Asian Indian0.2%(1,989)

Laotian0.2%(1,573)

Thai0.2%(1,548)

Taiwanese0.1%(1,410)

Cambodian0.1%(559)

Nepalese0%(460)

+ 12 more asian origin groups with data

Indonesian0%(299)

Pakistani0%(245)

Sri Lankan0%(163)

Bangladeshi0%(156)

Burmese0%(128)

Hmong0%(127)

Malaysian0%(106)

Mongolian0%(74)

Uzbek0%(73)

Mien0%(37)

Kazakh0%(21)

Bhutanese0%(6)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian19.6%(196,688)

Samoan3.1%(30,688)

Tongan0.7%(6,996)

Chamorro0.6%(6,044)

Marshallese0.6%(5,578)

Chuukese0.5%(4,619)

Fijian0.1%(1,474)

Guamanian0%(220)

Ancestry

German5.3%(52,562)

English4.3%(43,020)

Irish4.2%(42,306)

Portuguese2.3%(23,263)

Italian1.8%(17,602)

American1.3%(13,265)

French1%(10,136)

Polish0.8%(7,856)

Scottish0.8%(7,811)

Norwegian0.6%(5,873)

Swedish0.5%(4,818)

Dutch0.4%(3,711)

+ 50 more ancestry groups with data

Russian0.3%(3,423)

West Indian0.3%(3,330)

Subsaharan African0.3%(3,176)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(3,162)

British0.2%(2,105)

Danish0.2%(2,017)

Welsh0.2%(1,947)

Hungarian0.2%(1,870)

Arab0.2%(1,808)

Greek0.2%(1,693)

Ukrainian0.1%(1,357)

French Canadian0.1%(1,258)

Jamaican0.1%(1,161)

Finnish0.1%(1,120)

Swiss0.1%(1,086)

Canadian0.1%(977)

Czech0.1%(968)

Haitian0.1%(815)

Lebanese0.1%(793)

Austrian0.1%(788)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(758)

Australian0.1%(678)

Brazilian0.1%(620)

Lithuanian0.1%(596)

Iranian0.1%(576)

Croatian0.1%(560)

Nigerian0.1%(505)

Romanian0%(430)

Bulgarian0%(424)

Belgian0%(418)

Slovak0%(348)

Armenian0%(310)

Kenyan0%(306)

Turkish0%(253)

Egyptian0%(232)

Latvian0%(197)

Serbian0%(182)

Palestinian0%(159)

Syrian0%(138)

Moroccan0%(111)

Israeli0%(109)

Slovene0%(94)

Guyanese0%(89)

Cape Verdean0%(56)

Ghanaian0%(56)

Jordanian0%(36)

Ethiopian0%(35)

Macedonian0%(15)

Iraqi0%(13)

Barbadian0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

24.6%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 27.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

81.2%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.9%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.4 min

+26%vs 2000

vs 19.4 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 married38.8%(161,155)

Married51.2%(213,076)

Widowed2.4%(9,951)

Divorced7.6%(31,645)

Women 15+

Never married30.8%(126,661)

Married49.9%(205,234)

Widowed9.5%(39,143)

Divorced9.9%(40,642)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.3%

−2.6 ptssince 2013

from 5.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

63.2%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 65.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.9%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 12.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.5%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 18.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.1%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 16.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.2%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

77.8%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 80.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.2%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 33.3% 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)40.1%(25,957)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)26.3%(17,018)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era28.3%(18,316)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.7%(3,057)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.8%(507)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 64,756 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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