Housing data for Heeia, HI

Heeia, HI has an estimated 5,144 residents and 1,713 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is an unincorporated community in Honolulu County.

6.4% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $3,500 or more a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
5,144 (±836)
Housing units
1,713 (±207)
Households that rent
6.4%
Median gross rent
$3,500 or more
Residents since 2015–2019
+17.7%

What stands out in Heeia

Households that rent: 6.4% (±4.3 points) in Heeia, lower than in Honolulu County (40.2%).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 2.8% (±3.2 points) in Heeia, lower than in Honolulu County (36.7%).

Median household income: $176,250 (±$50,625) in Heeia, higher than in Honolulu County ($106,195).

Households without a vehicle: 0.6% (±0.9 points) in Heeia, lower than in Honolulu County (9.7%).

Housing in Heeia at a glance

  • Median rent: $3,500 or more median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 48.9% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 6.4% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $176,250 median household income
  • Home values: $1,200,200 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $3,618 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $3,336 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 2.8% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 96.1% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Age of homes: 89.7% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 17.7% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 53.1% use no heating fuel
  • Commute and cars: 27.8 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: +17.7% residents since 2015–2019
  • How long people stay: 7.7% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 6.9% of homes have more than 1 person per room

Heeia against Honolulu County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
HeeiaHonolulu CountyHawaiiUnited States
Residents5,144 (±836)1,001,146 (exact)1,445,235 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units1,713 (±207)374,304 (±211)567,896 (±229)143,775,355
Households that rent6.4% (±4.3 points)40.2% (±0.6 points)37.0% (±0.6 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$3,500 or more$2,083 (±$30)$1,971 (±$23)$1,413
Median household income$176,250 (±$50,625)$106,195 (±$1,953)$100,389 (±$1,121)$80,734
Median home value$1,200,200 (±$63,927)$897,500 (±$6,414)$839,100 (±$5,924)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$3,336 (±$278)$2,553 (±$26)$2,239 (±$31)$3,119
Built before 198089.7% (±12.1 points)57.1% (±0.8 points)50.5% (±0.6 points)49.7%
Average commute27.8 minutes (±3.2)26.7 minutes (±0.2)26.2 minutes (±0.2)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband96.6% (±3.4 points)92.4% (±0.3 points)92.0% (±0.3 points)91.0%
Median age of residents44.3 years (±9.4)39.8 years (±0.2)40.9 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Heeia covers 3.2 square miles of land, about 1,607 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Heeia has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents4,372 (±423)5,144 (±836)+17.7%Not a measurable change
Housing units1,582 (±97)1,713 (±207)+8.3%Not a measurable change
Median home value$920,000 (±$36,015)$1,200,200 (±$63,927)+30.5%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$124,653 (±$22,800)$176,250 (±$50,625)+41.4%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$2,860 (±$365)$3,618 (±$527)+26.5%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$2,723 (±$190)$3,336 (±$278)+22.5%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent7.6% (±3.7 points)6.4% (±4.3 points)−1.2 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±23.0 points)17.7% (±25.3 points)+17.7 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

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.

Crime reported to police in Honolulu County

Heeia has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Honolulu County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Honolulu County recorded 181 violent and 1,459 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

Places near Heeia

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Ahuimanu1.8 mi$2,635$910,60017.0%
Kaneohe2.0 mi$2,269$1,029,70023.6%
Kahaluu2.9 mi$2,504$1,213,40040.4%
Kaneohe Base4.7 mi$3,410$352,00098.4%
Maunawili4.8 mi$3,500 or more$1,511,3008.6%
Kailua (Honolulu County)5.6 mi$3,093$1,353,70027.7%
Honolulu6.9 mi$1,823$843,40051.1%
Halawa7.1 mi$1,739$1,051,90033.4%

HUD Fair Market Rent for Heeia, fiscal year 2027

Urban Honolulu, HI MSA, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$1,836$1,951$2,542$3,520$4,249

HUD income limits for Heeia, fiscal year 2026

Urban Honolulu, HI MSA, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$32,350$53,900$86,250
2 people$37,000$61,600$98,600
3 people$41,600$69,300$110,900
4 people$46,200$77,000$123,200
5 people$49,900$83,200$133,100
6 people$53,600$89,350$142,950
7 people$57,540$95,500$152,800
8 people$64,070$101,650$162,650

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Urban Honolulu, HI MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $133,400.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Heeia 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 Heeia

What is the median household income in Heeia?

The median household income in Heeia is $176,250 (±$50,625) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Heeia, HI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $1,200,200 (±$63,927) for owner-occupied homes in Heeia (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Heeia?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Heeia, HI is $3,618 (±$527) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Heeia?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Heeia, HI is $3,336 (±$278) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in Heeia?

Heeia, HI has an estimated 1,713 (±207) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How old are most homes in Heeia?

89.7% of homes in Heeia, HI were built before 1980 (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Heeia growing?

In Heeia, the number of residents went from 4,372 in 2015–2019 to 5,144 in 2020–2024 (+17.7%), not a measurable change.

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 Heeia CDP, Hawaii (place:13900, in state:15).

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

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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