Urban Honolulu, HI

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2023 Population

346,323

0.638% 1-year decline

US Senator

N/ABrian Schatz

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/AMazie Hirono

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

42.9

0.941% 1-year increase

2023 Median Property Value

$834,100

3.55% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

174,598

0.0492% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Urban Honolulu, HI had a population of 346k people with a median age of 42.9 and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Urban Honolulu, HI declined from 348,547 to 346,323, a −0.638% decrease and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in Urban Honolulu, HI reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2023, the median property value in Urban Honolulu, HI was $834,100, and the homeownership rate was 48.6%.

Most people in Urban Honolulu, HI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Urban Honolulu, HI was 1 car per household.

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Economy

The economy of Urban Honolulu, HI employs 175k people. The largest industries in Urban Honolulu, HI are Accommodation & Food Services (24,393 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (22,033 people), and Retail Trade (18,464 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($96,250), Management of Companies & Enterprises ($84,833), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($71,591).

Employment

Occupations

175k

2023 Value

± 3,034

−0.0492%

1 Year decline

± 2.47%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Urban Honolulu, HI declined at a rate of −0.0492%, from 175k employees to 175k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Urban Honolulu, HI, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (20,135 people), Management Occupations (17,801 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (17,755 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Urban Honolulu, HI.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

175k

2023 Value

± 3,034

−0.0492%

1 Year decline

± 2.47%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Urban Honolulu, HI declined at a rate of −0.0492%, from 175k employees to 175k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Urban Honolulu, HI, are Accommodation & Food Services (24,393 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (22,033 people), and Retail Trade (18,464 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Urban Honolulu, HI, though some of these residents may live in Urban Honolulu, HI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

3.99%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 634k people employed in Hawaii. This represents a 3.99% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 22.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Hawaii.

Civics

Brian Schatz and Mazie Hirono are the senators currently representing the state of Hawaii. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Hawaii is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Hawaii

N/ABrian Schatz

Senator from Hawaii

Assumed office on December 26, 2012
Appointed to the seat following the death of Daniel Inouye.

N/AMazie Hirono

Senator from Hawaii

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Brian Schatz and Mazie Hirono are the senators currently representing Hawaii.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Hawaii over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Hawaii

Hawaii is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Hawaii have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2023, universities in Urban Honolulu, HI awarded 7,679 degrees. The student population of Urban Honolulu, HI in N/A is skewed towards N/A, with N/A male students and N/A female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Urban Honolulu, HI are Asian (2,603 and 36.3%), followed by Two or More Races (1,699 and 23.7%), White (1,325 and 18.5%), and Hispanic or Latino (797 and 11.1%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

Measure

In 2023 in Urban Honolulu, HI, the percentage of applicants admitted was 77%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 14.4%. The number of students enrolled in N/A was N/A (N/A% men and N/A% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business Administration & Management
199 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
333 degrees awarded
General Psychology
268 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Urban Honolulu, HI was General Business Administration & Management with 199 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Urban Honolulu, HI according to their major.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 2,955 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Urban Honolulu, HI, which is 0.626 times less than the 4,724 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Asian students. These 2,603 degrees mean that there were 1.53 times more degrees awarded to Asian students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Two or More Races, with 1,699 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($29,856) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($882) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,350) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for N/A.

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in false were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Urban Honolulu, HI was $834,100 in 2023, which is 2.75 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $805,500 to $834,100, a 3.55% increase. The homeownership rate in Urban Honolulu, HI is 48.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Urban Honolulu, HI have an average commute time of 22.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Urban Honolulu, HI is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Median household income in Urban Honolulu, HI is N/A. In 2023, the place with the highest median household income in Urban Honolulu, HI was Census Tract 30 with a value of $195,100, followed by Census Tract 6 and Census Tract 5, with respective values of $183,289 and $180,250.

Housing

Property

$834,100

Median Property Value 2023

±$20,480

N/A

Median Property Taxes

±N/A

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 Urban Honolulu, HI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 30
Census Tract 6
Census Tract 5

In 2023, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Urban Honolulu, HI was Census Tract 30 with a value of $195,100, followed by Census Tract 6 and Census Tract 5, with respective values of $183,289 and $180,250.

The following map shows all of the places in Urban Honolulu, HI colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

N/A

Median Household Income

± N/A

136k

Number of Households

± 2,660

In N/A, the median household income of the 136k households in Urban Honolulu, HI N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

The following chart displays the households in Urban Honolulu, 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 N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Urban Honolulu, HI is from Urban Honolulu, HI.

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Urban Honolulu, HI across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (55.7%)
Carpooled (14.2%)
Worked At Home (8.91%)

In 2023, 55.7% of workers in Urban Honolulu, HI drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.2%) and those who worked at home (8.91%).

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

22.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Urban Honolulu, HI have a shorter commute time (22.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.16% of the workforce in Urban Honolulu, HI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Urban Honolulu, HI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Urban Honolulu, HI have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Urban Honolulu, HI (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Urban Honolulu, HI is Asian, followed by Pacific Islander and Two Or More.

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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

N/A% of the population of Urban Honolulu, HI has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18% under 18 years, 20.5% between 18 and 34 years, 39.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 22% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

N/A%

Uninsured

N/A%

Employer Coverage

N/A%

Medicaid

N/A%

Medicare

N/A%

Non-Group

N/A%

Military or VA

Between N/A and N/A, the percent of uninsured citizens in Urban Honolulu, HI N/A by N/A from N/A% to N/A%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Urban Honolulu, HI changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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