Demographics of Hawaii County, Hawaii

Hawaii County, Hawaii had 210,043 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +9,299 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Hawaii County, in four figures

210,043
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +4.6%
Change since July 2020: +9,299 people.; 44.3 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $78,639 ±$2,560
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Hawaii County, Hawaii's population grew 4.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Hawaii County, Hawaii's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Hawaii County, Hawaii's population grew 4.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Hawaii County, Hawaii's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	200,744	100.0	100.0
2021	203,941	101.6	100.2
2022	206,031	102.6	100.7
2023	207,476	103.4	101.6
2024	209,050	104.1	102.5
2025	210,043	104.6	103.1

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Population of Hawaii County, Hawaii on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	200,744	+112	+73	+13	−23
2021	203,941	+3,197	+173	+327	+2,730
2022	206,031	+2,090	−219	+608	+1,701
2023	207,476	+1,445	−20	+751	+750
2024	209,050	+1,574	+75	+919	+608
2025	210,043	+993	+30	+673	+288

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.3 ±0.2: for men 43.8 ±0.3 and for women 44.7 ±0.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Hawaii County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Hawaii	United States
Under 5	10,592 ±35	5.1% ±<0.1	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	31,846 ±915	15.5% ±0.4	15.1% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	13,753 ±642	6.7% ±0.3	8.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	48,918 ±1,083	23.8% ±0.5	26.6% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	51,659 ±1,080	25.1% ±0.5	24.2% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	49,001 ±1,426	23.8% ±0.7	20.5% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $78,639 ±$2,560, and income per person $39,739 ±$1,197, in 2024 dollars. The median is $100,389 ±$1,121 in Hawaii and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Hawaii County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Hawaii	United States
Under $25,000	12,906 ±1,057	17.4% ±1.4	11.4% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	11,039 ±905	14.9% ±1.2	12.1% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	11,492 ±876	15.5% ±1.2	13.8% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	9,474 ±836	12.8% ±1.1	12.4% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	13,011 ±924	17.6% ±1.2	19.7% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	6,707 ±607	9.1% ±0.8	12.1% ±0.4	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	9,443 ±745	12.7% ±1.0	18.5% ±0.5	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Hawaii County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Hawaii	United States
All ages	30,331 ±2,443	14.9% ±1.2	10.0% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	7,517 ±881	18.2% ±2.0	12.1% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	15,134 ±1,492	15.4% ±1.5	9.6% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	7,680 ±708	12.2% ±1.1	9.4% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Hawaii County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Hawaii County	Hawaii	United States
Housing units	90,735 ±123	567,896 ±229	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	81.6% ±0.9	86.7% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	18.4% ±0.9	13.3% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	74.0% ±1.0	63.0% ±0.6	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	26.0% ±1.2	37.0% ±0.6	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$519,300 ±$16,515	$839,100 ±$5,924	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,510 ±$66	$1,971 ±$23	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1989 ±1	1980 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Hawaii County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Hawaii	United States
Hispanic or Latino	24,003 ±0	11.7% ±<0.1	9.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	61,616 ±492	29.9% ±0.2	20.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,590 ±203	0.8% ±0.1	1.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	41,595 ±1,768	20.2% ±0.9	36.4% ±0.3	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	128 to 544	0.1% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	24,128 ±1,199	11.7% ±0.6	9.5% ±0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,322 ±505	0.6% ±0.2	0.4% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	51,179 ±2,219	24.9% ±1.1	21.0% ±0.4	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Hawaii County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Hawaii	United States
Born in the state	113,337 ±2,153	55.1% ±1.0	53.1% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	64,464 ±1,678	31.3% ±0.8	25.9% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	3,684 ±653	1.8% ±0.3	3.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	24,284 ±1,684	11.8% ±0.8	17.9% ±0.3	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	12,050 ±1,026	5.9% ±0.5	10.9% ±0.3	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	12,234 ±1,423	5.9% ±0.7	7.0% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

Hawaii County among the counties of Hawaii

2nd of 5 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Hawaii page.

Counties of Hawaii near Hawaii County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Honolulu County	988,703	−2.3%
Hawaii County	210,043	+4.6%
Maui County	160,592	−2.5%
Kauai County	73,400	+0.3%
Kalawao County	82	+2.5%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Counties by population growth in Hawaii
No. 1 Counties in Hawaii by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 1 Counties in Hawaii by homeownership rate
No. 1 Counties in Hawaii by median age
No. 1 Counties in Hawaii by poverty rate
No. 2 Counties by population in Hawaii

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026