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STATE · ADMITTED 1959

Hawaii

1,445,235 residents · 5 counties · 163 cities · 6,423 sq mi · 461 census tracts
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Hawaii is home to 1,445,235 people. The typical home is worth $839,100, having roughly tripled since 2000. That puts it in the top 1% of US states for household income. Renters pay $1,971 a month at the median. The population is up 19% since 2000. Households take in $100,389 a year at the median, 22% more than the country as a whole.

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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
Land area
6,423 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
1.1M1.2M1.3M1.4M1.5M19902000201020202024Hawaii
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%
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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%
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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%
Persons per household
2.85 people
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.84 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
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
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
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)
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%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
77.4%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 77.1% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
14.3%
+1.5 ptssince 2009
from 12.7% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
39.3%
+6.0 ptssince 2009
from 33.3% 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%
−4.3 ptssince 2009
from 12.3% 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%
−3.5 ptssince 2013
from 7.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.0%
+10.2 ptssince 2017
from 81.8% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.2%
+3.5 ptssince 2020
from 92.7% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.5%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 86.8% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
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 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
3.6%
−3.5 ptssince 2013
from 7.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
61.5%
−1.9 ptssince 2020
from 63.4% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
13.8%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 12.9% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
21.2%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 19.3% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
19.7%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 17.9% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.9%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 2.6% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
75.3%
−1.6 ptssince 2020
from 76.9% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
39.2%
+3.6 ptssince 2020
from 35.6% 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)33.8%(29,634)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.9%(20,977)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.3%(29,230)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5%(4,379)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.9%(750)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 87,697 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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Section 02

Largest cities

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3.Hilo50,404
4.Pearl City44,547
5.Waipahu40,482
7.Kaneohe37,355
8.Kahului28,288
10.Ewa Gentry26,563
11.Kapolei22,232
13.Kihei21,567
15.Makakilo20,735
16.Wahiawa17,996
17.Ocean Pointe17,085
18.Wailuku16,926
20.Halawa14,385
21.Ewa Beach14,376
22.Royal Kunia13,555
24.Waimalu13,061
25.Waianae12,918
26.Nanakuli12,383
27.Maili11,570
28.Kaiminani11,465
29.Kapaa11,094
30.Waihee-Waiehu10,988
31.Kaneohe Base10,919
32.Waipio10,870
33.Lahaina10,162
34.Makaha10,066
38.Aiea9,087
39.Pukalani8,679
40.Ahuimanu8,452
41.Lihue7,901
42.East Kapolei7,551
44.Waikele7,528
45.Ewa Villages7,415
Section 03

Metropolitan & micropolitan areas

Metropolitan areas (2)
1.Honolulu988,703
2.Kahului160,674
Micropolitan areas (2)
1.Hilo210,043
2.Kapaa73,400

Metropolitan areas are built around an urban core of 50,000 or more people; micropolitan areas around a core of 10,000 to 50,000. A statistical area can cross state lines, so each is listed under its primary state.

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.

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

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