What percentage of people rent in East Honolulu, HI?

Name: Renters and owners in East Honolulu, HI, 2020–2024
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15.5% (±1.7 points) of the occupied homes in East Honolulu, HI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,768 renting households against 15,121 that own their home.

In East Honolulu, the share of households that rent went from 17.0% in 2015–2019 to 15.5% in 2020–2024 (−1.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 15.5% (±1.7 points)
Renting households: 2,768 (±310)
Median renter income: $108,571 (±$12,746)

Who rents and who owns in East Honolulu

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	East Honolulu	Honolulu County	Hawaii	United States
Renter-occupied share	15.5% (±1.7 points)	40.2% (±0.6 points)	37.0% (±0.6 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,768 (±310)	136,264 (±2,126)	182,206 (±3,189)	45,017,354
Owning households	15,121 (±607)	202,604 (±2,258)	310,247 (±3,326)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.9 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.1)	3.0 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$108,571 (±$12,746)	$74,033 (±$1,206)	$71,363 (±$1,315)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$168,594 (±$8,797)	$132,429 (±$2,046)	$121,145 (±$1,321)	$100,009

In East Honolulu, the renter share is lower than in Honolulu County (40.2%).

It is also lower than in Hawaii (37.0%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Honolulu County, East Honolulu ranks 49 of 51 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 114 of 125.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in East Honolulu has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	17.0% (±2.0 points)	15.5% (±1.7 points)	−1.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$2,666 (±$186)	$3,313 (±$168)	+24.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$133,165 (±$5,493)	$159,518 (±$9,044)	+19.8%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near East Honolulu

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with East Honolulu
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
East Honolulu	—	15.5% (±1.7 points)	—
Waimanalo Beach	3.3 mi	17.0% (±3.3 points)	Not measurably different
Waimanalo	3.8 mi	26.4% (±6.9 points)	Higher
Maunawili	6.4 mi	8.6% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Kailua (Honolulu County)	7.6 mi	27.7% (±2.6 points)	Higher
Honolulu	8.7 mi	51.1% (±1.0 points)	Higher
Kaneohe	9.5 mi	23.6% (±2.6 points)	Higher
Kaneohe Base	11 mi	98.4% (±1.4 points)	Higher
Heeia	11 mi	6.4% (±4.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Maunawili, HI (8.6%), Heeia, HI (6.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Waimanalo, HI (26.4%), Kailua (Honolulu County), HI (27.7%), Honolulu, HI (51.1%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Honolulu County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
43	Makakilo	22.4% (±3.7 points)
44	Royal Kunia	22.2% (±4.4 points)
45	Ewa Gentry	21.5% (±3.9 points)
46	Mililani Town	18.8% (±2.3 points)
47 (tie)	Ahuimanu	17.0% (±5.3 points)
47 (tie)	Waimanalo Beach	17.0% (±3.3 points)
49	East Honolulu	15.5% (±1.7 points)
50	Maunawili	8.6% (±3.5 points)
51	Heeia	6.4% (±4.3 points)

Showing 9 of 51 places in Honolulu County, ranked from highest to lowest.

East Honolulu is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about East Honolulu

How many renters are there in East Honolulu?

East Honolulu has an estimated 2,768 (±310) renting households, 15.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in East Honolulu?

In East Honolulu, the share of households that rent went from 17.0% in 2015–2019 to 15.5% in 2020–2024 (−1.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in East Honolulu?

A renting household in East Honolulu has 2.9 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in East Honolulu?

The median renting household in East Honolulu, HI has an income of $108,571 (±$12,746) a year, against $168,594 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for East Honolulu CDP, Hawaii (place:06290, in state:15).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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