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Honolulu County, HI

Demographic and economic profile of Honolulu County, HI, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Honolulu County is Hawaii's sole county and home to roughly 1 million residents, with an economy anchored in government, tourism, and military activity reflected in a GDP per capita of $66,356 against median worker earnings of $48,864. The labor force of about 656,000 participates at a 65.4% rate, with 37.7% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and an unemployment rate of 4.8%. Housing costs are a defining constraint — median home values sit at $873,000 and median gross rent at $2,054/month — while a 19.6% foreign-born population and modest 1.6% five-year population growth round out the county's demographic profile.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

998,747

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$106,195

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.6% since 2018

Honolulu County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Asian Alone422,143 (42.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races237,532 (23.7%)
  • White Alone184,255 (18.4%)
  • Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone96,063 (9.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone23,615 (2.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race19,527 (2.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Other Asian and Pacific Island113,029
  2. 2.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)45,598
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)31,111
  4. 4.Spanish17,716
  5. 5.Korean13,811

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

19.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

64,756

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$66,356

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$46,361

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance109,386
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services59,964
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services49,616
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)48,007
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)44,931

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations191,859
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations99,048
  3. 3.Service Occupations92,344
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations41,051
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations37,168

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 2.03×)44,365
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.50×)60,765
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.18×)32,064
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.01×)32,253
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.00×)108,301

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$873,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$2,054/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

59.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,99952,540 (25.9%)
  • $750,000 to $999,99949,080 (24.2%)
  • $500,000 to $749,99935,546 (17.5%)
  • $1,500,000 to $1,999,99916,108 (8.0%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99914,903 (7.4%)
  • $2,000,000 or More12,528 (6.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

37.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

65.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$48,864

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

9.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone314,929 (63.4%)
  • Carpooled68,400 (13.8%)
  • Worked At Home45,468 (9.2%)
  • Walked25,859 (5.2%)
  • Public Transit24,476 (4.9%)
  • Other8,483 (1.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.