What percentage of people rent in Wheeler AFB, HI?

Name: Renters and owners in Wheeler AFB, HI, 2020–2024
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99.6% (±0.6 points) of the occupied homes in Wheeler AFB, HI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 763 renting households against 3 that own their home.

In Wheeler AFB, the share of households that rent went from 98.1% in 2015–2019 to 99.6% in 2020–2024 (+1.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 99.6% (±0.6 points)
Renting households: 763 (±142)
Median renter income: $91,488 (±$9,719)

Who rents and who owns in Wheeler AFB

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wheeler AFB	Honolulu County	Hawaii	United States
Renter-occupied share	99.6% (±0.6 points)	40.2% (±0.6 points)	37.0% (±0.6 points)	34.8%
Renting households	763 (±142)	136,264 (±2,126)	182,206 (±3,189)	45,017,354
Owning households	3 (±4)	202,604 (±2,258)	310,247 (±3,326)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±1.2)	3.0 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$91,488 (±$9,719)	$74,033 (±$1,206)	$71,363 (±$1,315)	$52,966
Median owner household income	—	$132,429 (±$2,046)	$121,145 (±$1,321)	$100,009

In Wheeler AFB, the renter share is higher than in Honolulu County (40.2%).

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

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

In Honolulu County, Wheeler AFB ranks 4 of 51 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 5 of 125.

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

How renting in Wheeler AFB 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	98.1% (±2.2 points)	99.6% (±0.6 points)	+1.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$2,803 (±$108)	$2,867 (±$108)	+2.3%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$66,163 (±$4,221)	$91,667 (±$9,516)	+38.5%	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 Wheeler AFB

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wheeler AFB
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Wheeler AFB	—	99.6% (±0.6 points)	—
Waipio Acres	1.2 mi	28.6% (±7.6 points)	Lower
Wahiawa	2.1 mi	46.5% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Schofield Barracks	2.1 mi	100.0% (±0.9 points)	Not measurably different
Mililani Town	2.4 mi	18.8% (±2.3 points)	Lower
Whitmore Village	2.6 mi	25.4% (±8.2 points)	Lower
Mililani Mauka	2.6 mi	25.1% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Helemano	4.3 mi	100.0% (±3.1 points)	Not measurably different
Royal Kunia	4.9 mi	22.2% (±4.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Waipio Acres, HI (28.6%), Wahiawa, HI (46.5%), Mililani Town, HI (18.8%).

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
1 (tie)	Helemano	100.0% (±3.1 points)
1 (tie)	Kalaeloa	100.0% (±3.8 points)
1 (tie)	Schofield Barracks	100.0% (±0.9 points)
4	Wheeler AFB	99.6% (±0.6 points)
5	Hickam Housing	99.2% (±0.9 points)
6	Kaneohe Base	98.4% (±1.4 points)
7	Iroquois Point	93.0% (±6.6 points)
8	Laie	59.1% (±11.0 points)
9	Makaha	53.6% (±6.8 points)
10	Honolulu	51.1% (±1.0 points)

Showing 10 of 51 places in Honolulu County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Wheeler AFB 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 Wheeler AFB

How many renters are there in Wheeler AFB?

Wheeler AFB has an estimated 763 (±142) renting households, 99.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Wheeler AFB?

In Wheeler AFB, the share of households that rent went from 98.1% in 2015–2019 to 99.6% in 2020–2024 (+1.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Wheeler AFB?

A renting household in Wheeler AFB has 2.4 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned 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 Wheeler AFB CDP, Hawaii (place:80600, 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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