Metro area · CBSA 46520
Urban Honolulu
The Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has 1,001,146 people. Median rent is $2,083, 23.5% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Honolulu County at $2,542. Of the 53 places we track here, Waimanalo Beach has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$106,195
Median home value
$897,500
Unemployment
4.7%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$2,542
HUD, Honolulu County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Honolulu | 345,482 | $1,823 | 25.3% |
| East Honolulu | 51,360 | $3,313 | 24.9% |
| Pearl City | 44,547 | $2,316 | 23.5% |
| Waipahu | 40,482 | $1,658 | 19.2% |
| Kailua | 39,640 | $3,093 | 25.0% |
| Kaneohe | 37,355 | $2,269 | 21.7% |
| Mililani Town | 27,668 | $2,384 | 22.5% |
| Ewa Gentry | 26,563 | $2,580 | 22.8% |
| Kapolei | 22,232 | $2,311 | 21.6% |
| Mililani Mauka | 21,278 | $2,350 | 20.3% |
| Makakilo | 20,735 | $2,276 | 23.0% |
| Wahiawa | 17,996 | $1,546 | 21.3% |
| Ocean Pointe | 17,085 | $3,424 | 27.4% |
| Schofield Barracks | 16,270 | $3,230 | 48.2% |
| Halawa | 14,385 | $1,739 | 18.9% |
| Ewa Beach | 14,376 | $2,522 | 24.3% |
| Royal Kunia | 13,555 | $2,921 | 25.9% |
| Waimalu | 13,061 | $1,931 | 26.0% |
| Waianae | 12,918 | $1,277 | 18.7% |
| Nanakuli | 12,383 | $1,690 | 23.4% |
| Maili | 11,570 | $2,420 | 26.0% |
| Kaneohe Base | 10,919 | $3,410 | 58.9% |
| Waipio | 10,870 | $2,219 | 24.2% |
| Makaha | 10,066 | $1,868 | 34.5% |
| Hickam Housing | 9,425 | $3,501 | 34.5% |
| Aiea | 9,087 | $2,844 | 24.3% |
| Ahuimanu | 8,452 | $2,635 | 23.3% |
| East Kapolei | 7,551 | $2,031 | 20.5% |
| Waikele | 7,528 | $2,634 | 26.2% |
| Ewa Villages | 7,415 | $1,227 | 16.6% |
| Waimanalo | 6,054 | $1,764 | 18.2% |
| Laie | 5,699 | $2,339 | 22.4% |
| Kahaluu | 5,619 | $2,504 | 21.2% |
| West Loch Estate | 5,544 | $2,660 | 26.1% |
| Waipio Acres | 5,332 | $2,003 | 25.3% |
| Iroquois Point | 5,158 | $3,501 | 38.3% |
| Heeia | 5,144 | $3,501 | 23.8% |
| Haleiwa | 4,948 | $2,018 | 24.8% |
| Pupukea | 4,679 | $1,979 | 23.7% |
| Waimanalo Beach | 4,505 | $1,275 | 12.0% |
| Whitmore Village | 4,105 | $1,829 | 20.9% |
| Hauula | 3,548 | $2,429 | 25.2% |
| Kalaeloa | 3,342 | $3,141 | 41.7% |
| Waialua | 3,050 | $1,678 | 22.8% |
| Helemano | 2,691 | $3,094 | 44.6% |
| Kahuku | 2,375 | $1,256 | 20.1% |
| Wheeler AFB | 2,097 | $2,867 | 37.5% |
| Maunawili | 2,024 | $3,501 | 23.7% |
| Ko Olina | 1,670 | $3,501 | 31.7% |
| Mokuleia | 1,655 | $2,350 | 31.8% |
| Kaaawa | 1,328 | $2,043 | 18.6% |
| Punaluu | 950 | $2,029 | 28.0% |
| Waiahole-Waikane | 829 | $2,000 | 28.1% |
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Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.