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96817

Honolulu, HI · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
55,492
Median household income
$75,476
People below poverty
16.8%
Median home value
$916,100

Income

The median income of households in 96817 was $75,476. An estimated 5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 13.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 96817 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5
$10,000 to $14,999 6.8
$15,000 to $24,999 6.6
$25,000 to $34,999 7.2
$35,000 to $49,999 9.6
$50,000 to $74,999 14.3
$75,000 to $99,999 11.7
$100,000 to $149,999 14.1
$150,000 to $199,999 11.3
$200,000 or more 13.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 96817 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 62538
Female 52310

An estimated 72.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 42.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 29.3 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,803. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 96817 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 72.6
Social Security 42.6
Retirement income 29.3
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 7.8
Cash public assistance income 5.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 16.8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 23.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 18.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 14% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 96817 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 16.8
Children under 18 years below poverty 23.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 18.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 14

In 2020-2024, 19.4 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 33.9% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 66.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 23.5% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 96817 in 2020-2024, 96.5% had health insurance coverage and 3.5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 64.3% and public coverage was 50%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.4%.


In 2020-2024, 96817 had a total population of 55,492 - 28,284 (51%) females and 27,208 (49%) males. The median age was 45.8 years. An estimated 18% of the population was under 18 years, 29.1% was 19 to 44 years, 25.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 25.8 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 96817 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1454 1342
5 to 9 1409 1356
10 to 14 1606 1323
15 to 19 1169 1390
20 to 24 1503 1384
25 to 29 1542 1884
30 to 34 1742 1697
35 to 39 1450 1596
40 to 44 1688 1628
45 to 49 1932 1347
50 to 54 1694 1415
55 to 59 1928 1904
60 to 64 1882 1906
65 to 69 2042 1827
70 to 74 1402 1904
75 to 79 1273 1668
80 to 84 618 848
85 and over 874 1865

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 8.6% were White; 0.8% were Black or African American; 0.9% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 59.4% were Asian; 0.1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 18.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 5.6% of the people in 96817 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 7.9% of the people in 96817 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 19,797 households in 96817. The average household size was 2.7 people.

Married-couple households made up 41.2% of the households in 96817 while cohabiting couple households made up 6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 29.2% of all households, while 23.5% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 16.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 15.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 32% of all households.

In 96817, 25.4% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 49.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 96817 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 41.2
Cohabiting Couples 6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
23.5
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
29.2

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 45.8% of males and 43% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 39.8 31.8
Now married, except separated 45.8 43
Separated 0.7 1.4
Widowed 4.2 14.1
Divorced 9.4 9.6

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 96817, 2,030 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 25.3% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 65.2% of the people living in 96817 were U.S. natives. 49.4% of the 96817 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 34.8% of 96817 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 57.3% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 71.5 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 96817 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 96817.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 96817 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 0.7
Asia 85.5
Europe 1
Africa 0.2
Northern America 0.2
Oceania 12.3

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 96817 in 2020-2024, 43.4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.9% of people at least five years old; 26.6% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 96817 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0.9
Other Indo-European languages 0.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 41.5
Other languages 0.4

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 88.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 96817 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 96817 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 88.4
Different house, same county 8
Different county, same state 1.1
Different state 2.1
Abroad 0.4

Education

In 2020-2024, 84.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 31.1% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 15.5% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 96817 was 10,815 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 526 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 6,780. College or graduate school enrollment was 3,509.

Educational Attainment of People in 96817 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 15.5
High school diploma or equivalency 27.9
Some college, no degree 15.8
Associate's degree 9.7
Bachelor's degree 19.9
Graduate or professional degree 11.2

Disability

In 96817, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 15.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.2% of people under 18 years old, to 8.8% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 38.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 96817, 55.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 40.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 76.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 17.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 19,697 76.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 4,401 17.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,571 6.1

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 96817 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 96817 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.7
Construction 5.9
Manufacturing 2.4
Wholesale trade 2.3
Retail trade 11.1
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.8
Information 0.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 12.1
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 21.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 17.1
Other Services, except public administration 5.5
Public administration 7.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 96817 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 9,500 37
Service occupations 6,415 25
Sales and office occupations 5,276 20.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,740 6.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,751 10.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 53.1% of 96817 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 15.9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 23.8 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 96817 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 53.1
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 15.9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 12.1
Walked 6.6
Other means 4.8
Worked from home 7.5

In 2020-2024, 96817 had a total of 21,426 housing units. Of these housing units, 38.1% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 61.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 96817 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 38.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 61.8
Mobile homes 0.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

5.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 7.5% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 96817 was 3.9 rooms, and of these housing units 37% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 96817 had 19,797 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,629 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 44.6% while renters occupied 55.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.94 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.51.

3.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 16.3% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 21.3% and another 14.8% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 96817:

House Heating Fuel Used in 96817 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 6.6
Electricity 42.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.1
All other fuels 2.9
No fuel used 47.8

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 96817 was $916,100.

Of the owner-occupied households, 57.9 % had a mortgage. 42.1% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,915 and for owners without a mortgage it was $841.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 96817 was $1,445. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.