County profile
Honolulu, HI
United States · GDP 2024
#61 of 3,127 US counties by GDP62nd-percentile growthmore diversified than 95% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$87.1B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
331,937
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
20,890
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$66.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
988,703
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.1%
Median HH income
$106.2k±$2.0k
Bachelor's degree+
38.5%
Poverty rate
9.2%±0.4%
Business applications
12,822 · 2025
Retail establishments
2,635
26.6/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Matson, Inc.Industrials$3.3B74B2Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.Utilities$3.1B53D3First Hawaiian, Inc.Financial Services$880.8M62C4Bank of Hawaii CorporationFinancial Services$121.9M58C5Central Pacific Financial Corp.Financial Services$37.6M66B6The Castle Group, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$26.3M——7Barnwell Industries, Inc.Energy$13.6M41D8Hoku CorporationTechnology$3.6M——9Hawaiian Hospitality Group, Inc.Industrials$571.0k——10Cardax, Inc.Healthcare$538.9k——11Pono Capital Corp.Financial Services———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Food & accommodation26%
Health care25%
Retail trade19%
Construction11%
Transportation10%
Admin & support9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
988,703
residents · 2025 · -2.3% since 2020
Income per capita $74.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−51,549
International migration+17,579
Natural change+10,309
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$68.8B2019
$63.8B2020
$69.5B2021
$76.6B2022
$82.6B2023
$87.1B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$897.5k±$6.4k
Median gross rent
$2.1k/mo±$30/mo
Vacancy rate
9.5%±0.4%
Affordability
13.5× wages
Residential permits
$465.0M
1,446 units · 1.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
98.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$2.6k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Lightning 100Landslide 100Wildfire 99
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
10422016
10692017
11142018
11342019
11192020
11862021
13772022
14642023
15102024
15322025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 1% since 20211,4382021
2,5262022
1,8512023
1,6382024
1,4462025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
1.7 km
I-2
Nearest freight rail
145.1 km
LKPR
Nearest port
10.7 km
PEARL HARBOR - PASSENGERS TO ARIZONA MEMORIAL
Nearest commercial airport
16.6 km
DANIEL K INOUYE INTL
Waterborne tonnage, host port(s) (CY2023):20,876,418 short tons/yr · Kalaeloa Barbers Point, HI, Honolulu, O'ahu, HI
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR3 filings from 3 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$66.7k
avg. annual pay · +21% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Honolulu?
Honolulu's economy produced $87.1B in 2024, growing 5.5% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is food & accommodation.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.