Hawaii County, HI

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Hawaii County, Hawaii. Population: 202.2K.

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Median Home Price

$534.4K

Based on 24 cities

Median Household Income

$77.2K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

6.9x

Less affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$130.3K

30-yr mortgage, 6.5% rate, 20% down

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,392

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.26%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$2,702

Property Tax$116

Insurance$223

Total Monthly$3,041

Historical Home Prices

2015

$324.4K

2016

$338.6K

+4.4%%

2017

$357.8K

+5.7%%

2018

$365.8K

+2.2%%

2019

$380.0K

+3.9%%

2020

$408.9K

+7.6%%

2021

$480.6K

+17.5%%

2022

$564.2K

+17.4%%

2023

$555.2K

-1.6%%

2024

$567.7K

+2.3%%

2025

$553.4K

-2.5%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

2.4%%

Below national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

3.9

Low (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

D+0

Racial Demographics

White

30%

Black

0.7%

Hispanic

11.5%

Asian

20.8%

Two or More Races

25%

Source: Census ACS 2023. Hispanic/Latino ethnicity counted separately from race.

Climate & Environment

Natural Disaster Risk

High Risk

Score: 99/100

January Low

25°F

Average winter low

July High

87°F

Average summer high

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