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Honolulu, HI
998,747 people, 2024 · Census GEOID 15003 · Census profile · mayors: being verified
Overall in 2023, Honolulu ranked #70 of 340 cities and 1st of 14 in its peer group, on 7 of 9 measures. Weigh the measures yourself · how ranks are made
Its peer group is Honolulu and the 13 cities most like it in 2005 (size, income, poverty, industry, growth, density, place), fixed since: San Diego CA, San Jose CA, Austin TX, Jacksonville FL, Albuquerque NM, Colorado Springs CO, Phoenix AZ, San Antonio TX, Las Vegas NV, Charlotte NC, Mesa AZ, Bakersfield CA, Indianapolis IN · on the map, and why
| Topline | 2005–2024 | Latest rank | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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| Overall rankamong all cities with a score that year | #70 of 340 cities · 1st of 14 in its peer group · 2023 | #123 | #133 | #159 | #136 | #114 | #58 | #66 | #80 | #121 | #181 | #98 | #101 | #152 | #111 | #133 | #101 | #168 | #109 | #70 | #48 | |
| people · size, not ranked | 918,181 | 926,954 | 925,335 | 933,680 | 943,177 | 956,285 | 967,336 | 977,994 | 986,059 | 987,414 | 991,064 | 992,268 | 986,353 | 979,858 | 974,563 | 1,012,407 | 1,004,349 | 995,652 | 994,576 | 998,747 | ||
| net movers per 100 residents · estimate · higher is better | #245 of 340 cities · 10th of 14 in its peer group | -0.3 | -0.9 | -1.6 | -0.7 | -0.5 | — | -0.1 | -0.4 | -0.3 | -0.8 | -0.8 | -1.2 | -1.5 | -1.4 | -1.3 | -0.4 | -1.2 | -1.6 | -1.1 | -0.7 | |
| new homes per 1,000 residents · higher is better | #198 of 303 cities with data · 10th of 11 in its peer group with data · 2022 | 4.3 | 2.8 | — | — | 1.1 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.3 | — | 1.4 | 2.5 | — | — | |
| rent as % of income · lower is better | #112 of 340 cities · 4th of 14 in its peer group | 20.1% | 21.3% | 22.1% | 23.0% | 24.3% | 23.9% | 25.7% | 24.9% | 25.1% | 25.8% | 25.4% | 24.2% | 25.3% | 24.5% | 24.3% | — | 24.9% | 23.8% | 23.7% | 22.8% | |
| per 100,000 residents · lower is better | #69 of 304 cities with data · 1st of 14 in its peer group | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 | — | — | 1.5 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | |
| per 100,000 residents · lower is better | #29 of 295 cities with data · 1st of 13 in its peer group with data | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10.8 | 17.8 | 17.4 | 16.7 | 18.8 | 14.8 | 15.1 | |
| jobs · size, not ranked | 357,937 | 365,264 | 370,147 | 370,958 | 355,169 | 352,262 | 360,311 | 367,762 | 378,577 | 383,688 | 389,591 | 399,759 | 401,447 | 402,273 | 400,983 | 362,509 | 401,526 | 426,159 | 441,980 | — | ||
| points ahead of the metro · higher is better | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| people · size, not ranked | — | — | — | — | — | — | 441,624 | 453,583 | 444,852 | 464,504 | 471,067 | 479,246 | 469,673 | 472,885 | 459,379 | — | 440,540 | 466,840 | 461,311 | 472,583 | ||
| % of workforce · lower is better | #29 of 340 cities · 1st of 14 in its peer group | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.9% | 6.6% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 4.8% | 4.1% | 3.9% | 3.7% | 3.6% | — | 7.2% | 3.6% | 3.5% | 3.2% | |
| % of promises funded · not ranked: 38 cities report | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| surplus as % of revenue · higher is better | #43 of 314 cities with data · 4th of 14 in its peer group | 15% | 25% | 28% | 32% | 36% | 44% | 47% | 46% | 49% | 43% | 49% | 51% | 50% | 48% | 48% | 50% | 42% | 45% | 45% | 38% | |
| dollars per resident · lower is better | #284 of 314 cities with data · 12th of 14 in its peer group | $5,080 | $5,188 | $5,457 | $5,711 | $6,038 | $6,147 | $6,509 | $6,569 | $6,801 | $6,513 | $6,795 | $6,666 | $6,774 | $7,554 | $7,836 | $7,886 | $7,999 | $7,857 | $7,396 | $7,053 |
Click a row for its source and its rank in every year. 1st is best whichever way the measure points. A rank is out of all 340 cities, or out of its peer group of 14; where some had no value that year it says “with data” and counts only those. An em dash is a year the source does not hold for Honolulu. A greyed homicide figure is a year the FBI holds as a transition year for this department. What each row is, and is not, is on the main page, with a link to every source in Sources.