How many renters in Royal Kunia, HI pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Royal Kunia, HI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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64.6% (±15.1 points) of renting households in Royal Kunia, HI spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

54.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 41.0% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 64.6% (±15.1 points)
Paying 35% or more: 54.0% (±12.4 points)
Median share of income: 41.0% (±11.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Royal Kunia

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Royal Kunia	Honolulu County	Hawaii	United States
Less than 15%	9.7% (±7.6 points)	9.8%	10.8%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	12.2% (±6.4 points)	10.3%	10.4%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	10.5% (±6.2 points)	11.5%	11.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	3.1% (±3.3 points)	10.7%	10.6%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	10.6% (±8.7 points)	10.4%	10.5%	9.2%
35% or more	54.0% (±12.4 points)	47.2%	46.2%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Royal Kunia against Honolulu County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Royal Kunia	Honolulu County	Hawaii	United States
Paying 30% or more	64.6% (±15.1 points)	57.6% (±1.2 points)	56.7% (±1.2 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	54.0% (±12.4 points)	47.2% (±1.0 points)	46.2% (±1.0 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	41.0% (±11.0 points)	33.7% (±0.5 points)	33.2% (±0.5 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$88,068 (±$25,468)	$74,033 (±$1,206)	$71,363 (±$1,315)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$2,921 (±$270)	$2,083 (±$30)	$1,971 (±$23)	$1,413

In Royal Kunia, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Honolulu County (57.6%).

It is not measurably different from Hawaii (56.7%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Honolulu County, Royal Kunia ranks 16 of 51 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 33 of 125.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Royal Kunia

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Royal Kunia
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Royal Kunia	—	64.6% (±15.1 points)	—
Waikele	1.7 mi	54.9% (±18.2 points)	Not measurably different
Waipahu	1.9 mi	53.2% (±6.5 points)	Not measurably different
Waipio	2.4 mi	54.5% (±12.1 points)	Not measurably different
East Kapolei	3.0 mi	53.1% (±22.0 points)	Not measurably different
Mililani Town	3.1 mi	53.9% (±11.4 points)	Not measurably different
West Loch Estate	3.1 mi	44.0% (±20.7 points)	Not measurably different
Ewa Villages	4.4 mi	73.6% (±19.0 points)	Not measurably different
Waipio Acres	4.5 mi	51.3% (±20.8 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Honolulu County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
10	Makaha	70.4% (±11.7 points)
11	Kahuku	68.1% (±25.4 points)
12	Ewa Beach	67.7% (±21.8 points)
13	Kalaeloa	66.7% (±13.1 points)
14	Waianae	66.6% (±16.7 points)
15	Iroquois Point	65.0% (±12.7 points)
16	Royal Kunia	64.6% (±15.1 points)
17	Kaaawa	64.1% (±32.0 points)
18	Ko Olina	64.0% (±21.0 points)
19	Wahiawa	62.1% (±8.0 points)
20	Ewa Gentry	61.3% (±14.0 points)
21	Ocean Pointe	61.2% (±19.6 points)
22	Kapolei	59.6% (±15.4 points)

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

Royal Kunia 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).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Royal Kunia

Are renters in Royal Kunia rent-burdened?

64.6% of renting households in Royal Kunia pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Royal Kunia spend on rent?

The median renting household in Royal Kunia, HI spends 41.0% (±11.0 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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