City · HI · #56 nationally
Latest Census city estimates released May 14, 2026 · Population as of July 1, 2025 · Next city estimates scheduled for May 2027. Release schedule
Honolulu, Hawaii population is 341,868 as of July 1, 2025 (U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 estimate), ranking #56 nationally and #1 in Hawaii. Cost of living runs 11% above the U.S. average (BEA RPP 2024); the four-person spending scenario corresponds to modeled gross income of $161,786/yr (TY2026 tax assumptions; partial scenario excluding unverified local income tax). This profile draws on 12 federal datasets covering population, housing, income, employment, climate, and risk.
2025 population
341,868
-523 in the last year
Top 1% of 19,483 U.S. cities
Census Vintage 2025
Cost of living
RPP 111.0
+11% vs US
Urban Honolulu, HI metro · BEA 2024
Partial four-person scenario
$161,786/yr
Modeled gross income · TY2026 · excludes unverified local income tax
Median HH income
$86,504
+7.1% vs US
ACS 2020–2024 5-yr
Median home value
$843,400
+154% vs US
ACS 2020–2024 5-yr
2-BR fair-market rent
$2,642/mo
HUD FY2026 · 40th pct
Gigabit broadband
66%
ISP-reported, FCC BDC
Explore Honolulu, HI demographics, including age, race and ethnicity, households, origins, language, and education. Compare the surrounding region in the U.S. metro population explorer. See annual population losses in the declining U.S. cities ranking.
341,868 people live in Honolulu as of July 1, 2025 (U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025), the #56 largest U.S. city.
Honolulu covers 60.6 square miles of land and 7.8 square miles of water. Its population density is about 5,639 residents per square mile of land. Compare U.S. cities by land area →
2025 population
Known limit: Annual estimate, not a decennial count; each new PEP vintage can revise the prior series.
Population shrank 2.6% from the April 2020 base to mid-2025.
Vintage 2025 · annual estimates
2020 base: 350,993 → 2025: 341,868 (-2.6%)
| Year | Population | Reference date |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 base | 350,993 | April 1, 2020 |
| 2020 | 348,449 | July 1, 2020 |
| 2021 | 346,662 | July 1, 2021 |
| 2022 | 343,398 | July 1, 2022 |
| 2023 | 342,003 | July 1, 2023 |
| 2024 | 342,391 | July 1, 2024 |
| 2025 | 341,868 | July 1, 2025 |
These figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Vintage 2019 release — a separate, earlier methodology. They’re shown here as historical context only; the 2010 and 2019 values aren’t directly comparable to the 2020–2025 series above.
Population grew 1.8% from the July 2010 estimate to 2019 (V2019 — see seam note below).
2010 base: 337,721 → 2019: 345,064 (+1.8%)
| Year | Population | Reference date |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 base | 337,721 | April 1, 2010 |
| 2010 | 339,121 | July 1, 2010 |
| 2011 | 343,059 | July 1, 2011 |
| 2012 | 346,845 | July 1, 2012 |
| 2013 | 349,237 | July 1, 2013 |
| 2014 | 349,561 | July 1, 2014 |
| 2015 | 351,571 | July 1, 2015 |
| 2016 | 351,747 | July 1, 2016 |
| 2017 | 349,750 | July 1, 2017 |
| 2018 | 346,945 | July 1, 2018 |
| 2019 | 345,064 | July 1, 2019 |
Honolulu is the #56 largest of 19,483 U.S. cities and #1 in Hawaii.
| Measure | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 base | 350,993 | April 1, 2020 census base |
| 5-yr change | -9,125 | 2020 base → 2025; within V2025 |
| 5-yr change % | -2.6% | within V2025 only |
| 1-yr change | -523 | 2024 → 2025 estimate |
| 1-yr change % | -0.2% | within V2025 only |
| Density | 5,639 | people per sq mi, land only |
| Land area | 60.6 | sq mi (2025 Gazetteer) |
| U.S. rank by population | #56 | of 19,483 cities |
| State rank by population | #1 | of 1 in Hawaii |
Place type · cdp_in_estimates
Honolulu is a Census-designated place (CDP) that the Census Bureau nonetheless reports under the Population Estimates Program as a special case. See the methodology for the CDP exception.
Same-period U.S. benchmarks: household income $80,734 ± $166; per-capita income $44,673 ± $122. Margins are at 90% confidence. Comparison badges describe point estimates; they are not significance tests.
Median household income is 7% above the U.S. median ($86,504 vs $80,734); 11.9% live in poverty, 0.5 points below the 12.5% U.S. estimate.
Honolulu: $86,504 — 7% above the US median of $80,734.
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of cities with ACS income data; censored rows retained in the distribution
Income and poverty estimates for Honolulu from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year estimates (window 2020–2024). Every figure is shown with its 90% margin of error (MOE). Cells where the ± margin exceeds half the estimate are flagged "low precision." See methodology §12.
| Measure | Estimate | ± margin / note |
|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $86,504+7.1% vs US | ±$1,705 |
| Per capita income | $49,569+11.0% vs US | ±$1,061 |
| Population in poverty | 11.9% ± 0.7 percentage points | share of population for whom poverty status is determined |
Source: ACS 5-Year 2020–2024 · ACS 5-Year Estimates 2020-2024 (released 2026-01-29) · methodology →
Median home value is 154% above the U.S. median ($843,400 vs $332,700); median rent is 29% above ($1,823 vs $1,413); the ratio of median home value to median household income is 9.7× versus 4.1× nationally; this compares two distributions and does not measure an individual household's housing burden.
Honolulu: $843,400 — 154% above the US median of $332,700.
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of cities with ACS home-value data; censored rows retained in the distribution
Honolulu: $2,642/mo — 145% above the US median of $1,077/mo.
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of cities with a HUD Fair Market Rent
Owner-occupied home values, renter costs, and tenure split from the ACS 5-Year (2020–2024). All figures inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars by Census.
Same-period U.S. benchmarks: home value $332,700 ± $236; gross rent $1,413 ± $2. Comparison badges describe estimates and do not establish statistical significance.
| Measure | Estimate | ± margin / note |
|---|---|---|
| Median value, owner-occupied units | $843,400+153.5% vs US | ±$17,359 |
| Median gross rent | $1,823+29.0% vs US | ±$25 |
| HUD Fair Market Rent, 2-BR (FY2026) | $2,642-31.0% vs US | Urban Honolulu, HI MSA· 40th-percentile gross rent · HUD methodology |
| Owner-occupied share | 48.9% ± 1.0 percentage points | of occupied housing units |
| Price-to-income ratio | 9.7x± 0.28x approximate 90% MOE+136.6% vs US | median home value ÷ median household income · U.S. ratio: 4.1x |
| Rent-burdened (≥30% of income) | 54.8% ± 1.6 percentage points+7.2% vs US | renters with a computed rent/income ratio · U.S. share: 51.1% |
| Severely rent-burdened (≥50%) | 28.0% ± 1.3 percentage points+8.0% vs US | renters with a computed rent/income ratio · U.S. share: 25.9% |
Source: ACS 5-Year 2020–2024 · methodology →
Spans 1 county; 8.8% poverty rate; 2.3% unemployment.
Poverty (Census SAIPE 2024, model-based), unemployment (BLS LAUS 2025 annual averages), and remote-work share (ACS 2020–2024) for Honolulu. Numbers are labeled at their native grain — place-grain when BLS publishes it, otherwise per-county. We do not compute population-weighted county averages. See methodology §13.
| Measure | Value | Grain |
|---|---|---|
| Worked from home | 9.8% ± 0.6 percentage points-35.4% vs US | share of workers 16+ working from home · U.S. share: 15.1% · ACS |
County context — Honolulu sits in Honolulu County:
| County | Poverty rate | Median HH income | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu County | 8.8% | $104,305 | 2.3% |
Top industries by private employment — NAICS supersectors rolled up from Honolulu's linked county in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW, 2025 annual averages). See methodology §11.
| # | Industry (NAICS supersector) | Private employment | Avg weekly wage |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Accommodation and food services (72) | 64,103 | $845 / wk |
| #2 | Health care and social assistance (62) | 57,042 | $1,521 / wk |
| #3 | Retail trade (44-45) | 41,224 | $886 / wk |
| #4 | Construction (23) | 28,524 | $1,930 / wk |
| #5 | Administrative and waste services (56) | 25,847 | $1,037 / wk |
What workers earn in the Urban Honolulu, HI metro — top occupations by employment plus six curated benchmarks (registered nurse, software developer, elementary teacher, general manager, retail salesperson, truck driver). Wages are metro-area medians from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). See methodology §25.
Fast Food and Counter Workers is the largest tracked occupation in the Urban Honolulu, HI metro (17,240 jobs, median $35,080/yr).
| Occupation | Employment | Median annual | Median hourly |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | 17,240 | $35,080 | $16.87 |
| Office Clerks, General | 8,820 | $41,600 | $20.00 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | 8,550 | $60,250 | $28.96 |
| Security Guards | 8,440 | $42,580 | $20.47 |
| Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 8,090 | $36,760 | $17.67 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 7,220 | $62,980 | $30.28 |
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 7,020 | $44,120 | $21.21 |
| Retail Salespersons · benchmark | 12,810 | $37,400 | $17.98 |
| Registered Nurses · benchmark | 9,680 | $139,260 | $66.95 |
| General and Operations Managers · benchmark | 9,430 | $113,940 | $54.78 |
| Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education · benchmark | 4,220 | $73,080 | — |
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · benchmark | 2,890 | $59,330 | $28.52 |
| Software Developers · benchmark | 1,290 | $120,230 | $57.80 |
Source: SAIPE 2024 · BLS LAUS 2025 annual averages · BLS QCEW 2025 · BLS OEWS May 2025 · methodology →
Cost of living summary
All items run 11.0% above the U.S. average (RPP 111.0); utilities run 87.3% above (RPP 187.3) — the metro's utility cost premium is the main driver.
Honolulu's cost of living runs 11.0% above the U.S. average (RPP 111.0 vs 100).
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of metro/non-metro areas with a BEA price parity
| BEA Regional Price Parity (all items) | RPP 111.0 | +11.0% vs U.S. average · BEA 2024 · Urban Honolulu, HI metro |
| HUD Fair Market Rent, 2-BR | $2,642/mo | FY2026 · Urban Honolulu, HI MSA |
| State income tax (top marginal rate) | 11.00% | 12 brackets · TY2026 |
| Four-person monthly spending scenario | $13,482/mo | 3BR rent + food + childcare + taxes + transport · federal sources; excludes unverified local income tax |
| One-person monthly spending scenario | $4,389/mo | 1BR rent + food + taxes + transport · federal sources; excludes unverified local income tax |
| Local income tax | — | Unverified and excluded from the spending scenario; not a verified zero |
Household budget figures are arithmetic floors using current federal sources at the grains documented in methodology. Not a recommended salary, not a poverty threshold, not a composite score.
Source: BEA RPP 2024 · HUD FMR · federal pipelines · methodology →
27.6% ± 0.8 percentage points foreign-born (U.S. share 14.1%); Other Asian or Pacific Island is the most-spoken language at home other than English (14.5% of residents 5+).
A quick read on Honolulu's residents — nativity and languages spoken at home shown above, from the ACS 5-Year 2020–2024. The full demographic breakdown (age, race and ethnicity, household types, and educational attainment, each with its margin of error) lives on the demographics page.
Source: ACS 5-Year 2020–2024 · methodology →
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) for Honolulu from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. See methodology §15 for the gridded vs. station source path.
Avg July high
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Hottest typical month, daytime
Avg January low
—
Coldest typical month, overnight
Annual precipitation
31.2 in793 mm
Sum of monthly normals
Hottest / coldest month
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Annual snowfall
0.0 in0 mm
Sum of monthly normals
| Month | Avg high (°F)Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°F)Avg low (°C) | Precip (in)Precip (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | — | — | 2.9876 |
| Feb | — | — | 2.7971 |
| Mar | — | — | 3.97101 |
| Apr | — | — | 2.3560 |
| May | — | — | 1.7043 |
| Jun | — | — | 1.5539 |
| Jul | — | — | 1.6943 |
| Aug | — | — | 1.7244 |
| Sep | — | — | 2.1655 |
| Oct | — | — | 2.8372 |
| Nov | — | — | 3.6994 |
| Dec | — | — | 3.8097 |
Source: Nearest GHCN 1991-2020 normals station: PUNCHBOWL CRATER 709 (USC00518316), 1.0 mi from city centroid · methodology →
Composite risk score: 98.8/100 — Relatively High nationally; top hazard: Lightning (100.0).
Natural-hazard exposure for Honolulu from the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index (FEMA NRI December 2025 v1.20.0). NRI is an expected-annual-loss composite calibrated on 1996–2019 historical losses, published at the U.S. county grain. See methodology §17.
| County | NRI composite | Rating | Top hazards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu County | 98.8 | Relatively High | Lightning 100.0 Very HighLandslide 99.6 Relatively HighRiverine Flooding 99.3 Very High |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index · FEMA NRI December 2025 v1.20.0 · methodology →
8 non-satellite ISPs serve the area; 66% of locations have gigabit-capable service per ISP filings.
Fixed broadband availability for Honolulu from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's Broadband Data Collection (BDC), as of December 31, 2025. Every speed and provider count below is an ISP-reported advertised maximum — not measured throughput. Actual delivered speeds typically run 60–80% of advertised. See methodology §16.
| Measure | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Providers serving this city | 8 + satellite | distinct ISPs, excluding satellite-only |
| Fiber providers | 7 | offer fiber-to-the-premises somewhere in the BDC |
| Units with ≥100/20 Mbps fixed | 100.0% | share of broadband-serviceable units, ISP-reported max |
| Locations with ≥100 Mbps upload | 66.4% | derived: max(fiber ≥100/20, gigabit). Fiber is symmetric; gigabit is ≥100 up by definition |
| Units with ≥1 Gbps fixed | 66.4% | share of broadband-serviceable units, ISP-reported max |
| Total broadband-serviceable units | 158,345 | residential locations in the FCC Fabric (not households) |
Source: FCC BDC · as of December 31, 2025 · methodology →
Honolulu is ranked #56 of 19,483 U.S. cities by 2025 population.
Nearby in the rankings
Just above in the profiled set: Aurora, CO · #50 · 410,053 residents.
Just below in the profiled set: Anaheim, CA · #57 · 341,008 residents.
Sources: elevation from USGS 3DEP · nearest airport from OurAirports CSV (OurAirports type=large/medium and scheduled_service=yes; not an FAA service classification) · best months derived from NOAA 1991-2020 normals · methodology →
Honolulu has 341,868 residents as of July 1, 2025, making it the #56 largest city in the United States and #1 in Hawaii. Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025.
Honolulu has shrunk 2.6% since the April 2020 census baseline, losing 9,125 residents, including a 0.2% decline from 2024 to 2025. Source: Census PEP Vintage 2025.
350,993 at the April 1, 2020 estimates base. Source: Census PEP Vintage 2025.
Honolulu is in Honolulu County, Hawaii.
Honolulu covers 60.6 square miles of land, with a population density of about 5,639 residents per square mile. Source: Census Gazetteer 2025.
$86,504, about 7% above the U.S. median. Source: ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.
Sources · provenance
The GEOID for Honolulu is 1571550. These are the official datasets used by this profile's main data modules; click "methodology" for inclusion rules and the V2019 ↔ V2025 seam, or "source" for the raw publisher page. The headline population value above includes a source-detail disclosure with publisher, dataset, vintage, native geography, transformation, and caveat.
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