Honolulu Population History 1960 - 2023

Honolulu Population Facts

What is the current population of Honolulu?

Based on the latest 2024 data from the US census, the current population of Honolulu is 341,778. Honolulu, Hawaii is the 55th largest city in the US.

What county is Honolulu, Hawaii in?

Honolulu is located entirely in Honolulu County.

What is the size of Honolulu, Hawaii in square miles?

Honolulu has an area of 60.5 square miles. Honolulu is the largest city, by area, in Hawaii.

What was the peak population of Honolulu?

The peak population of Honolulu was in 1990, when its population was 376,937. In 1990, Honolulu was the 41st largest city in the US; now its fallen to the 55th largest city in the US. Honolulu is currently 9.3% smaller than it was in 1990.

How quickly is Honolulu shrinking?

Honolulu has shrunk 7.8% since the year 2000. Honolulu, Hawaii's growth is extremely below average. 91% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.

Is Honolulu the biggest city in Hawaii?

Yes, Honolulu is the biggest city in the state of Hawaii based on population. Honolulu is also the only city in Hawaii that is among the top 100 biggest cities in the US.

What is the population density of Honolulu, Hawaii?

Honolulu has a population density of 5,572.5 people per square mile. Honolulu has the 17th highest population density among large cities in the United States.

Honolulu Demographics

What is the voting age population of Honolulu, Hawaii?

The total voting age population of Honolulu, Hawaii, meaning US citizens 18 or older, is 250,663. The voting age population is 50.8% male and 49.2% female.

What percentage of Honolulu, Hawaii residents are senior citizens?

According to the latest census statistics, 20.0% of the residents of Honolulu are 65 or older.

What are the racial demographics of Honolulu, Hawaii?

The racial demographics of Honolulu are 53.2% Asian, 18.4% Two or more races, 17.2% White, 8.0% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, 2.0% Black, 0.9% Other and 0.1% American Indian. Additionally, 7.3% of the population identifies as Hispanic.

What percentage of Honolulu, Hawaii residents are below the poverty line?

In Honolulu, 10.6% of residents have an income below the poverty line, and the child poverty rate is 12.2%. On a per-household basis, 7.0% of families are below the poverty line in Honolulu.

What percentage of Honolulu, Hawaii residents are in the labor force?

Among those aged 16 and older, 65.4% of Honolulu residents are in the labor force.

What are the education levels among Honolulu, Hawaii residents?

Among the adult population 25 years old and over, 89.0% of Honolulu residents have at least a high school degree or equivalent, 37.2% have a bachelor's degree and 13.5% have a graduate or professional degree.

What percentage of Honolulu, Hawaii residents speak a non-English language at home?

Among Honolulu residents aged 5 and older, 36.5% of them speak a non-English language at home. Broken down by language: 1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home, 1.4% speak an Indo-European language, and 33.4% speak an Asian language.

Honolulu Income & Labor Statistics

What is the unemployment rate in Honolulu, Hawaii?

The unemployment rate in Honolulu is 3.7%, which is calculated among residents aged 16 or older who are in the labor force.

What percentage of Honolulu, Hawaii residents work for the government?

In Honolulu, 19.2% of the residents in the non-military labor force are employed by the local, state and federal government.

What is the median income in Honolulu, Hawaii?

The median household income in Honolulu is $71,465.

Honolulu Housing & Rent Statistics

What percentage of housing units are owner-occupied in Honolulu, Hawaii?

In Honolulu, 44.7% of housing units are occupied by their owners.

What percentage of housing units are rented in Honolulu, Hawaii?

Renters occupy 55.3% of housing units in Honolulu.

What percentage of Honolulu, Hawaii housing units were built before 1940?

Of all the housing units in Honolulu, 5.1% of them were build before 1940.

What percentage of Honolulu, Hawaii housing units were built after 2000?

In Honolulu, 11.1% of the total housing units were built after the year 2000, which is approximately 16,900 units.

What is the median monthly rent in Honolulu, Hawaii?

The median gross monthly rent payment for renters in Honolulu is $1,491.

What percentage of households in Honolulu, Hawaii have broadband internet?

In Honolulu, 83.2% of households have an active broadband internet connection.