Hawaiian Beaches, HI

Census Place

2024 Population

3,947

US Senator

Brian Schatz

Democratic Party

US Senator

Mazie Hirono

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

52.6

20.9% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

40.4%

11.8% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$29,295

30.5% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Hawaiian Beaches, HI is home to a population of 3.95k people, from which 95.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 8.01% of Hawaiian Beaches, HI residents were born outside of the country (316 people).

In 2024, there were 3.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.85k people) in Hawaiian Beaches, HI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 561 Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander (Non-Hispanic) and 521 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.5%

2024 Citizenship

95.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.5% of Hawaiian Beaches, HI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Hawaiian Beaches, HI was 95.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Hawaiian Beaches, HI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hawaiian Beaches, HI

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.85k ± 689
Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander (Non-Hispanic)
561 ± 466
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
521 ± 188

15.6%

Hispanic Population

616 people

15.6% of the people in Hawaiian Beaches, HI are hispanic (616 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Hawaiian Beaches, HI as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Hawaii.

Most Common Origin

Philippines
114,478 ± 7,971 people
Japan
24,963 ± 3,845 people
China
21,479 ± 3,571 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Hawaii was Philippines, the natal country of 114,478 Hawaii residents, followed by Japan with 24,963 and China with 21,479.

Foreign-Born Population

8.01%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

316 people

12.6%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

569 people

As of 2024, 8.01% of Hawaiian Beaches, HI residents (316 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Hawaiian Beaches, HI was 12.6%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Hawaiian Beaches, HI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
127 ± 82
Gulf War (2001-)
107 ± 117
Gulf War (1990s)
44 ± 48

Hawaiian Beaches, HI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.19 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Hawaiian Beaches, HI.

Economy

The economy of Hawaiian Beaches, HI employs 1.1k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Hawaiian Beaches, HI were Retail Trade (320 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (218 people), and Construction (102 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($50,625), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($46,500), and Educational Services ($28,850).

Employment

Occupations

1.1k

2024 Value

± 319

−16.5%

1 Year decline

± 47.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hawaiian Beaches, HI declined at a rate of −16.5%, from 1.31k employees to 1.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hawaiian Beaches, HI, are Sales & Related Occupations (206 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (166 people), and Management Occupations (158 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hawaiian Beaches, HI.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Hawaii.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Hawaii (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.1k

2024 Value

± 319

−16.5%

1 Year decline

± 47.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hawaiian Beaches, HI declined at a rate of −16.5%, from 1.31k employees to 1.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hawaiian Beaches, HI, are Retail Trade (320 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (218 people), and Construction (102 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hawaiian Beaches, HI, though some of these residents may live in Hawaiian Beaches, HI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$36,651

Median earning men ± $10,564

$21,498

Median earning women ± $3,995

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($35,401) and Construction ($27,143).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($22,176) and Retail Trade ($11,869).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Hawaiian Beaches, HI was $272,700 in 2024, which is 0.82 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $247,500 to $272,700, a 10.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Hawaiian Beaches, HI is 85.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Hawaiian Beaches, HI have an average commute time of 42.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hawaiian Beaches, HI is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$272,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$28,205

$1,321

Median Property Taxes

±$344

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Hawaiian Beaches, HI the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Hawaiian Beaches, HI compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

85.1%

Homeownership

2024

75.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 85.1% of the housing units in Hawaiian Beaches, HI were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 85.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Hawaiian Beaches, HI compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$29,295

Median Household Income

± $21,782

1.55k

Number of Households

± 382

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.55k households in Hawaiian Beaches, HI declined from $29,295 from the previous year's value of $42,154.

The following chart displays the households in Hawaiian Beaches, HI distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Hawaiian Beaches, HI is from Hawaii.

0.436

2024 Wage GINI in Hawaii

0.433

2023 Wage GINI in Hawaii

In 2024, the income inequality in Hawaii was 0.436 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.688% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Hawaii was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Hawaii in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Hawaii across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (70.8%)
Carpooled (15.6%)
Worked At Home (10.5%)

In 2024, 70.8% of workers in Hawaiian Beaches, HI drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (15.6%) and those who worked at home (10.5%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

42.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hawaiian Beaches, HI have a longer commute time (42.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 12.9% of the workforce in Hawaiian Beaches, HI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Hawaiian Beaches, HI compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Hawaiian Beaches, HI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Hawaiian Beaches, HI have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

40.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hawaiian Beaches, HI (1.58k out of 3.92k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hawaiian Beaches, HI is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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