CensusEasy
STATE · ADMITTED 1959

Hawaii

1,445,235 residents · 5 counties · 163 cities · 461 census tracts
Time machine
COMPARE TO
Compare
Notable rankings
#1Most expensive homesof 51$839,100#2Highest median rentof 51$1,971#5Highest median household incomeof 51$100,389#6Fastest shrinkingof 51-0.7%
The short version

Hawaii is wealthier than most US places, with a median household income of $100,389. Population has grown 19% since 2000. Median home value has roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $839,100. It ranks in the top 1% of US states for household income.

HI
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
1,445,235
+19%since 2000
from 1,211,537 in 2000
1990 – 2024
Population density
225 / sq mi
+13%since 2009
from 199 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
40.9
+13%since 2000
from 36.2 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Population, 1990 – 2024
1.1M1.2M1.3M1.4M1.5M1990201020202024Hawaii
20241.4M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.5%(80,158)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.7%(82,721)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.1%(87,705)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.4%(77,377)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246%(87,077)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.3%(191,594)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.3%(192,868)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.8%(170,490)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.4%(179,693)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7411.4%(164,909)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846.3%(90,818)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.8%(39,825)
US avg: 1.9%
BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE
Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$100,389
+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $49,820 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$46,005
+114%since 2000
from $21,525 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
62.6%
+20.3 ptssince 2009
from 42.4% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
10.0%
−0.7 ptssince 2000
from 10.7% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.451
+5%since 2010
from 0.430 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information10.7%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade7.4%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services6.5%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance6.5%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration3.5%
US avg: 4.8%
Retail trade2.9%
US avg: 9.9%
Transportation & warehousing2%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.5%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.1%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction1.1%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services1.1%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE
Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$839,100
+85%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $249,300 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,971
+39%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $779 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
63.0%
+6.5 ptssince 2000
from 56.5% in 2000
37.0% rent
Vacancy rate
13.3%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 13.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Owner cost-burdened
30.3%
−4.6 ptssince 2009
from 34.9% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
52.1%
+3.8 ptssince 2009
from 48.3% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
8.4
+4%since 2009
from 8.1 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index: median home value divided by median household income. Lower is more affordable.
RELATED:See current rent listings in Hawaii on RentDataNow
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic22.9%(277,091)
Black1.7%(20,829)
Hispanic / Latino7.2%(87,699)
Asian40.8%(494,149)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic20.9%(302,359)
Black1.8%(25,507)
Hispanic / Latino9.9%(143,591)
Asian36.4%(525,952)
Other31%(447,826)
Diversity Score
90
Unchangedsince 2009
from 90 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican3.4%(49,081)
Puerto Rican3.3%(47,134)
Spaniard0.7%(9,715)
South American0.5%(6,897)
Central American0.3%(4,130)
Cuban0.2%(2,201)
Dominican0.1%(1,885)
Salvadoran0.1%(1,802)
Peruvian0.1%(1,630)
Colombian0.1%(1,551)
Argentine0.1%(1,112)
Guatemalan0.1%(854)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Venezuelan0.1%(830)
Chilean0.1%(800)
Ecuadorian0%(709)
Honduran0%(578)
Panamanian0%(342)
Nicaraguan0%(259)
Uruguayan0%(128)
Bolivian0%(45)
Asian origin
Filipino14.3%(207,012)
Japanese11.7%(168,487)
Chinese4.1%(58,740)
Korean1.4%(20,249)
Vietnamese0.8%(11,608)
Okinawan0.3%(5,022)
Asian Indian0.2%(2,604)
Thai0.2%(2,318)
Laotian0.1%(1,640)
Taiwanese0.1%(1,457)
Cambodian0%(636)
Indonesian0%(600)
+ 13 more asian origin groups with data
Nepalese0%(465)
Pakistani0%(245)
Burmese0%(205)
Hmong0%(199)
Sri Lankan0%(181)
Malaysian0%(109)
Uzbek0%(88)
Mongolian0%(83)
Mien0%(37)
Kazakh0%(21)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian22.1%(320,047)
Samoan2.5%(36,705)
Tongan0.7%(9,504)
Marshallese0.6%(9,232)
Chamorro0.5%(7,246)
Chuukese0.4%(5,153)
Fijian0.1%(1,627)
Guamanian0%(363)
Ancestry
German5.8%(83,954)
English5.1%(74,073)
Irish4.7%(68,302)
Portuguese3.2%(46,452)
Italian2.1%(29,713)
American1.2%(17,969)
French1.2%(17,167)
Scottish1%(14,039)
Polish0.8%(12,097)
Norwegian0.7%(10,401)
Swedish0.6%(9,010)
Dutch0.5%(7,432)
+ 50 more ancestry groups with data
Russian0.4%(5,851)
Scotch-Irish0.4%(5,177)
Welsh0.3%(4,268)
West Indian0.3%(3,815)
British0.2%(3,529)
Danish0.2%(3,320)
Greek0.2%(2,826)
Hungarian0.2%(2,753)
Ukrainian0.2%(2,589)
Swiss0.2%(2,516)
Arab0.2%(2,503)
French Canadian0.2%(2,373)
Czech0.1%(1,941)
Austrian0.1%(1,782)
Finnish0.1%(1,751)
Canadian0.1%(1,600)
Jamaican0.1%(1,289)
Lithuanian0.1%(1,178)
Brazilian0.1%(1,134)
Lebanese0.1%(1,121)
Iranian0.1%(1,105)
Haitian0.1%(1,009)
Australian0.1%(888)
Croatian0.1%(876)
Romanian0.1%(781)
Belgian0%(624)
Nigerian0%(548)
Slovak0%(520)
Bulgarian0%(519)
Armenian0%(485)
Latvian0%(318)
Kenyan0%(306)
Turkish0%(286)
Egyptian0%(284)
Serbian0%(279)
Syrian0%(256)
Israeli0%(215)
Slovene0%(209)
Ghanaian0%(140)
Moroccan0%(135)
Guyanese0%(118)
Ethiopian0%(45)
Jordanian0%(41)
Iraqi0%(13)
RANKED:Largest Native Hawaiian population · Largest Filipino population · Largest Japanese population · Largest German population · Largest English population
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
36.1%
+10.0 ptssince 2000
from 26.2% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
93.2%
+8.6 ptssince 2000
from 84.6% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
13.3%
+4.9 ptssince 2000
from 8.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
26.2 min
+41%since 2000
from 18.5 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
65.2%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 66.8% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
13.9%
−1.7 ptssince 2009
from 15.6% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
3.8%
−1.8 ptssince 2009
from 5.6% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
9.6%
+5.1 ptssince 2009
from 4.5% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
4.3%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 4.6% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.9%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.8% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
8.2%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 8.7% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.9%
−1.5 ptssince 2011
from 6.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
63.7%
−2.8 ptssince 2011
from 66.5% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Self-employed
14.3%
+1.5 ptssince 2009
from 12.7% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
39.3%
−24.3 ptssince 2009
from 63.6% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.2%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 50.6% in 2009
Female
49.8%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 49.4% in 2009
Foreign born
17.9%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 16.8% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
8.0%
−40.5 ptssince 2009
from 48.5% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
12.9%
+2.2 ptssince 2012
from 10.7% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
3.6%
−89.3 ptssince 2013
from 92.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.0%
+10.2 ptssince 2017
from 81.8% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
English only at home
75.3%
+1.0 ptssince 2016
from 74.3% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
2.0%
+0.1 ptssince 2016
from 2.0% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married38%(226,782)
Married51.2%(305,664)
Widowed2.5%(14,952)
Divorced8.3%(49,390)
Women 15+
Never married30.4%(181,529)
Married49.5%(295,815)
Widowed9.5%(56,751)
Divorced10.7%(63,768)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 02

Largest cities

1.Urban Honolulu341,868
2.East Honolulu51,360
3.Hilo50,404
4.Pearl City44,547
5.Waipahu40,482
6.Kailua CDP (Honolulu County)39,640
7.Kaneohe37,355
8.Kahului28,288
9.Mililani Town27,668
10.Ewa Gentry26,563
11.Kapolei22,232
12.Kailua CDP (Hawaii County)21,818
Frequently asked

How many people live in Hawaii?

Hawaii has about 1,445,235 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Hawaii?

The typical household in Hawaii earns about $100,389 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Hawaii expensive?

In Hawaii, the median home is worth about $839,100, and the typical rent is about $1,971 a month.

How educated are people in Hawaii?

About 36.1% of adults age 25 and over in Hawaii hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Hawaii?

About 10.0% of people in Hawaii live below the federal poverty line.

Has Hawaii grown since 1990?

Yes, Hawaii has grown since 1990. The population has added about 337,006 residents, a change of about 30 percent over that period.

Keep going

Explore from here

Largest cities
HonoluluEast HonoluluHiloPearl CityWaipahuKailua CDP (Honolulu County)KaneoheKahului
All 5 counties
Honolulu CountyHawaii CountyMaui CountyKauai CountyKalawao County
Metro areas
HonoluluHiloKahuluiKapaa
Rankings
Highest income cities in HawaiiFastest growing citiesAll US state rankings

DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

How we source and harmonize this data →