Honolulu County, HI Population

Overview

1.02 million

Total Population

38.4

Median age

49.42%

Female population %

102.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

55.9

Total dependency ratio

Asian

Largest racial group

103,798

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Honolulu County's population is of same age compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Honolulu County is 38.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Honolulu County's population under 18 was 21.28%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Honolulu County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.79% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Honolulu County, 18.04% were under the age of 15, 19.89% aged 15 to 29, 44.27% aged 30 to 64, 14.83% aged 65 to 84, and 2.97% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 11,873 less females than males in Honolulu County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.42% females and 50.58% males in Honolulu County, HI.
The Honolulu County, HI gender ratio is 102.4:100 i.e. 102.4 men to 100 women (1.024).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 41,085.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 35,648.

Honolulu County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Honolulu County population: 19.86% are White, 2.48% are Black or African American, 0.25% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 42.31% are Asian, 10.24% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.47% are some other race and 23.40% are multiracial.
Honolulu County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the county.
By ethnicity, 103,798 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 911,369 (89.78% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Honolulu County is Asian with a population of 429,491 (42.31% of the total population).

Honolulu County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 1,012,305 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Honolulu County's population increased by 80,536 (9.20%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Honolulu County's population increased by 55,985 (5.85%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Honolulu County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 875,784.