What is the median rent in East Kapolei, HI?

Name: Median rent in East Kapolei, HI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in East Kapolei, HI is $2,031 (±$257) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,032 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $2,031 (±$257)
Rented homes: 1,032 (±260)
$2,000 or more: 51.5%

How much rent costs in East Kapolei

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	East Kapolei	Honolulu County	Hawaii	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±3.1 points)	4.6%	4.9%	6.3%
$500 to $999	0.0% (±3.1 points)	6.1%	7.8%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	16.3% (±13.6 points)	15.7%	16.8%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	32.2% (±16.6 points)	20.9%	21.7%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	24.8% (±13.0 points)	16.5%	16.5%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±3.1 points)	10.7%	10.1%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	26.7% (±12.3 points)	25.5%	22.1%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 32.2% of renting households.

51.5% of rented homes in East Kapolei cost $2,000 or more a month.

East Kapolei against Honolulu County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	East Kapolei	Honolulu County	Hawaii	United States
Median gross rent	$2,031 (±$257)	$2,083 (±$30)	$1,971 (±$23)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	1,032 (±260)	129,443 (±2,175)	170,371 (±3,084)	42,849,984

In East Kapolei, median gross rent is not measurably different from Honolulu County ($2,083).

It is not measurably different from Hawaii ($1,971).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

In Honolulu County, East Kapolei ranks 34 of 51 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 53 of 121.

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

Median gross rent in places near East Kapolei

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with East Kapolei
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
East Kapolei	—	$2,031 (±$257)	—
West Loch Estate	1.1 mi	$2,660 (±$1,322)	Not measurably different
Ewa Villages	1.5 mi	$1,227 (±$175)	Lower
Ewa Gentry	2.2 mi	$2,580 (±$220)	Higher
Kapolei	2.4 mi	$2,311 (±$223)	Not measurably different
Waipahu	2.4 mi	$1,658 (±$98)	Lower
Makakilo	2.6 mi	$2,276 (±$195)	Not measurably different
Royal Kunia	3.0 mi	$2,921 (±$270)	Higher
Waikele	3.5 mi	$2,634 (±$181)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Ewa Villages, HI ($1,227), Waipahu, HI ($1,658).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Ewa Gentry, HI ($2,580), Royal Kunia, HI ($2,921), Waikele, HI ($2,634).

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

Median gross rent across Honolulu County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
28	Pearl City	$2,316 (±$127)
29	Kapolei	$2,311 (±$223)
30	Makakilo	$2,276 (±$195)
31	Kaneohe	$2,269 (±$200)
32	Waipio	$2,219 (±$121)
33	Kaaawa	$2,043 (±$401)
34	East Kapolei	$2,031 (±$257)
35	Haleiwa	$2,018 (±$528)
36	Waipio Acres	$2,003 (±$204)
37	Pupukea	$1,979 (±$814)
38	Waimalu	$1,931 (±$121)
39	Makaha	$1,868 (±$253)
40	Whitmore Village	$1,829 (±$378)

Showing 13 of 51 places in Honolulu County, ranked from highest to lowest.

East Kapolei 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 Kapolei

What is the average rent in East Kapolei, HI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in East Kapolei is $2,031 (±$257) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How many rentals in East Kapolei cost more than $2,000 a month?

51.5% of rented homes in East Kapolei have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in East Kapolei higher than in Honolulu County?

In East Kapolei, median gross rent is not measurably different from Honolulu County ($2,083).

It is not measurably different from Hawaii ($1,971).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

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) for East Kapolei CDP, Hawaii (place:06300, in state:15).

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

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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