Name: Halawa, HI statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Halawa

Honolulu County loses about 7.3 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in39,254

Moved out45,084

Net−5,830

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Clark County, NV9142,381−1,467

San Diego County, CA1,5291,719−190

Hawaii County, HI8811,125−244

Los Angeles County, CA1,007939+68

Bexar County, TX597767−170

Pierce County, WA665684−19

King County, WA902

El Paso County, CO764

Within Hawaii, other states or abroad

Arrivals

88%

Leavers

90%

Within HawaiiOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$74K

Leavers$71K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Honolulu County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here: 1.4% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.1% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Honolulu County report $73,600 a year in income on average; those leaving, $70,600.
Income you would need: $69,600 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $1,739 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $3,163 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $1,051,900.
Getting to work: 24 minutes each way on average; 5.0% work from home; 4.3% take transit.
If it is close but not quite: Old Bridge, NJ matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two

Moved here in the past year1
1.4%
75% below the median place
Moved from another state1
1.1%
43% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
-7.3
below the median place (median -0.6)

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Halawa	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1	1.4%	75% below
Moved from another state1	1.1%	43% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure	-7.3	below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure	$73,570	4% above
Income of households moving out7County figure	$70,570	0% above

What it costs to live here

The median home costs 9.5 years of the median household's income, more than in 98% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

Halawa18.9%

Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent

$69,560

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

18.9%

7% below the median place

Home price to income

9.5x

151% above the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

19%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$84,100

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in Halawa, $1,739 a month, and local prices for everything else (105.9 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Halawa, but easier on the budget

Places that match Halawa on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

Place	Match	Rent to income	More left a year
Old Bridge, NJ	88	15.6% vs 18.9%	$5,300	Compare
Westbury, NY	84	14.7% vs 18.9%	$33,200	Compare
Hamilton, AL	84	13.1% vs 18.9%	n/a	Compare
Cloverdale, CA	82	14.7% vs 18.9%	$14,200	Compare

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Property tax rate1
0.3%
68% below the median place
Median home value1
$1,051,900
229% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$3,163
69% above the median place

All 16 cost and housing measures

Measure	Halawa	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$1,739	27% above
Rent to income1	18.9%	7% below
Property tax rate1	0.3%	68% below
Home price to income1	9.5x	151% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	111.0	10% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$2,542	57% above
HUD area median income4County figure	$133,400	24% above
Property tax paid (median)1	$3,010	8% below
Median home value1	$1,051,900	229% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure	1.4%	56% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure	36.9%	28% below
Homeownership1	66.6%	0% above
Renters paying 30%+1	55.4%	10% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$3,163	69% above
Vacant homes1	4.4%	37% below
Median year built1	1972	0% below

Work and pay

OpenStreetMap shows 32.6 bus and rail stops per square mile, more than in 97% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

Unemployment1
2.6%
47% below the median place
Works from home1
5.0%
60% below the median place
Commutes by transit1
4.3%
above the median place (median 0.8%)

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Median household income$110,400 +38%

Income per person$48,048 +20%

Mean commute24 min −4%

Poverty rate9.3% −13%

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Halawa	Vs median
Median household income1	$110,400	38% above
Income per person1	$48,048	20% above
Unemployment1	2.6%	47% below
Average annual pay6County figure	$73,144	11% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure	4.7%	27% above
Jobs6County figure	455,202	202% above
Poverty rate1	9.3%	13% below
Mean commute1	24 min	4% below
Works from home1	5.0%	60% below
Commutes by transit1	4.3%	above (median 0.8%)

Who lives here

No health insurance is 2.6%, 59% below the median place.

No health insurance1
2.6%
59% below the median place
Median age1
45.7
17% above the median place
Born abroad1
23.1%
161% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size2.9 +16%

High school or higher91.8% −1%

Bachelor's or higher31.3% −2%

Homes with broadband92.2% −0%

All 8 people measures

Measure	Halawa	Vs median
Population1	14,385	3089th largest
Median age1	45.7	17% above
Bachelor's or higher1	31.3%	2% below
High school or higher1	91.8%	1% below
Household size1	2.9	16% above
Born abroad1	23.1%	161% above
No health insurance1	2.6%	59% below
Homes with broadband1	92.2%	0% below

Life in Halawa

About 0 km of named paths and bike trails are mapped in and around the city, fewer than in 84% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 55 Hawaii places we track.

1 site is on the National Register of Historic Places, 15 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

Tong Wo Society Building listed 1978

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents9.7 −4%

Playgrounds per 10k15.3 +62%

Grocery stores per 10k1.4 −34%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.7 −94%

Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%

Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%

Bus and rail stops per sq mi32.6 155.5×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

Pearl Harbor National Memorial 1 miles
USS Arizona Memorial 2 miles
Honouliuli National Historic Site 9 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars25.1 +21%

Shops26.3 −13%

Arts, recreation and fitness2.9 −29%

Doctors' offices and clinics19.2 −5%

Child care centers1.7 −26%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
1.4
95% below the median place
Public school students12
111,011
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools12
186
above the median place (median 9)

All 18 schools and local life measures

Measure	Halawa	Vs median
Public schools12County figure	186	above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure	111,011	above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure	14.3	7% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure	25.1	21% above
Shops per 10k8County figure	26.3	13% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure	2.9	29% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure	19.2	5% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure	1.7	26% below
Parks per 10k9	9.7	4% below
Playgrounds per 10k9	15.3	62% above
Grocery stores per 10k9	1.4	34% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9	0.7	94% below
Libraries per 10k9	0.0	below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails9	0.0	below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi9	32.6	above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site10	1.4	95% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10	3	50% above
National Register listings11	1	92% below

Safety, weather and risk

Heat wave risk is 0.0, below the median place (median 90.1).

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Halawa. Larger places are fetched first.

Heat wave risk13
0.0
below the median place (median 90.1)
Good air days14
97.3%
42% above the median place
Median air quality index14
29
33% below the median place

All 7 weather and risk measures

Measure	Halawa	Vs median
Natural hazard risk13County figure	98.8	7% above
Hurricane risk13County figure	73.3	4% above
Tornado risk13County figure	33.2	59% below
Wildfire risk13County figure	99.0	62% above
Heat wave risk13County figure	0.0	below (median 90.1)
Median air quality index14County figure	29	33% below
Good air days14County figure	97.3%	42% above

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release. Between the 2019 and 2024 releases, which share no survey years, the median rent went from 20.9% to 18.9% of the median income.

Median gross rent

Down 1.2% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 9.3% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 34.0% from 2019 to 2024.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$84,500

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 68% of places

Pay vs rent

+2.0 pts

a year, pay outrunning rent. Better than 77% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Affordability trend

-2.0 pts

rent share of income, 2019 to 2024 (20.9% to 18.9%)

Rent vs fundamentals Experimental

-17%

against places with the same traits in this market

Growth

n/a

Population figure is the county's

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Halawa in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 19% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 19% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Halawa does better than 32% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 19%.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$1,739/mo (2024)	$2,180/mo	$1,790 to $2,650/mo	+3.8%
Median household income	$110,400 (2024)	$138,000	$116,500 to $163,500	+3.8%
Median home value	$1,051,900 (2024)	$1,476,000	$1,071,000 to $2,033,000	+5.8%

The median home would be worth 10.7 years of the median income in 2030, against 9.5 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

Places like Halawa

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

Place	Rent	Income
Pukalani, HI	$1,608	$102,976	Compare
San Gabriel, CA	$1,915	$90,488	Compare
Wailuku, HI	$1,762	$102,942	Compare
Makawao, HI	$1,908	$96,444	Compare

Nearby

Compare Halawa with

Places built like Halawa

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Halawa performs against places like it.

Place	Rent to income	Income growth	Pop. change
Halawa, HI	18.9%	1.8%/yr	n/a
Kapaa, HI	27.1%	-0.3%/yr	n/a	Compare
East Whittier, CA	18.9%	8.3%/yr	n/a	Compare
Aiea, HI	24.3%	5.0%/yr	n/a	Compare
Waipio, HI	24.2%	4.1%/yr	n/a	Compare
Kailua, HI	23.9%	4.1%/yr	n/a	Compare
Kahului, HI	18.2%	2.6%/yr	n/a	Compare

Common questions

Is Halawa a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 55 out of 100, better than 55% of the places we rate and 8th of 55 in Hawaii. Unemployment averaged 2.6% over the survey period, lower than in 91% of the 2,058 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 40 Hawaii places we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 53 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Halawa expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 18.9% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $1,051,900.

What salary do you need to live in Halawa?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $69,560 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Halawa?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Pukalani, HI, San Gabriel, CA, Wailuku, HI and Makawao, HI.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Halawa with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Halawa itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/halawa-hawaii

Citytistics. “Halawa, Hawaii.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/halawa-hawaii/

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