Ranking of Hawaii Cities and Places By Percentage of Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on November 19, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of households in Hawaii with household income of less than $40k was 21.31%. Among all Hawaii cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Hilo CDP had the highest percentage of households with household income of less than $40k (31.56%), followed by Waianae CDP (30.33%), and Hawaiian Paradise Park CDP (29.96%).

On the other hand, the following 3 cities and places had low percentages of households with household income of less than $40k: Ewa Gentry CDP (5.63%), Ocean Pointe CDP (6.51%), and East Honolulu CDP (9.46%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Hawaii cities and places with a population of 10K+ and a high household income, and the table below shows the ranking of all Hawaii cities and places with a population of 10K+.

You can also see similar information for other household income groups, for other states, as well as for the whole United States.

Ranking of Hawaii Cities and Places By % of Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Hilo CDP
Waianae CDP
Hawaiian Paradise Park CDP
Wahiawa CDP
Waimea CDP (Hawaii County)
Urban Honolulu CDP
Kapaa CDP
Schofield Barracks CDP
Wailuku CDP
Nanakuli CDP
Ranking of Hawaii Cities and Places By % of Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
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Rank City Percentage of Households (%)
1 Hilo CDP 31.56
2 Waianae CDP 30.33
3 Hawaiian Paradise Park CDP 29.96
4 Wahiawa CDP 28.89
5 Waimea CDP (Hawaii County) 24.93
6 Urban Honolulu CDP 24.84
7 Kapaa CDP 23.69
8 Schofield Barracks CDP 23.68
9 Wailuku CDP 23.59
10 Nanakuli CDP 23.54
11 Waipahu CDP 22.11
12 Halawa CDP 21.30
13 Kailua CDP (Hawaii County) 21.28
14 Kahului CDP 20.90
15 Kaiminani CDP 20.50
16 Kaneohe Base CDP 19.07
17 Kihei CDP 18.98
18 Waimalu CDP 17.95
19 Lahaina CDP 17.39
20 Maili CDP 17.10
21 Waipio CDP 15.73
22 Pearl City CDP 15.40
23 Waihee-Waiehu CDP 14.90
24 Kaneohe CDP 14.57
25 Ewa Beach CDP 12.84
26 Kailua CDP (Honolulu County) 11.28
27 Mililani Town CDP 11.13
28 Makakilo CDP 11.11
29 Kapolei CDP 10.95
30 Mililani Mauka CDP 10.59
31 Royal Kunia CDP 9.82
32 Hickam Housing CDP 9.50
33 East Honolulu CDP 9.46
34 Ocean Pointe CDP 6.51
35 Ewa Gentry CDP 5.63