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Hawaiian Ocean View, HI population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii (Hawaiian Ocean View, HI — Census place “Hawaiian Ocean View CDP”) is 3,809 residents, ranking #69 of 163 places in Hawaii. Median household income is $45,917, the median home is worth $239,200 and median gross rent runs $829 a month. Looking for the Hawaiian Ocean View Hawaii ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Hawaiian Ocean View, HI: 96737.
- Population
- 3,809Hawaiian Ocean View CDP residents
- Median household income
- $45,917Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $239,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $829Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 50.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 75.1%Owner-occupied households
Hawaiian Ocean View ZIP codes (Hawaii)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Hawaiian Ocean View.
The Hawaiian Ocean View HI ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Hawaiian Ocean View CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Hawaiian Ocean View CDP median would spend about 21.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.4% of residents and 75.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Hawaiian Ocean View CDP, HI in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Hawaiian Ocean View CDP is a small town in Hawaii, with 3,809 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #69 of 163 ranked by population — larger than 58% of them. The median age here is 50.8 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Hawaiian Ocean View CDP earn a median of $45,917 a year, 41.5% below the national figure of $78,538 and 50% below the $92,062 median for the 124 Hawaii cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 16.4% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Hawaiian Ocean View CDP is valued at $239,200, 21.2% below the national figure and 69% below the $768,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $829 a month, 41% below the national figure, or roughly $9,948 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 5.2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 75.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
A median age of 50.8 puts Hawaiian Ocean View CDP well into retirement-weighted territory, which pulls median household income down even where household wealth is high, because retirement draws are counted differently from wages.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Hawaiian Ocean View CDP?
- Hawaiian Ocean View CDP has 3,809 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #69 of 163 in Hawaii.
- What is the median household income in Hawaiian Ocean View CDP?
- Median household income in Hawaiian Ocean View CDP is $45,917 a year, 41.5% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Hawaiian Ocean View CDP?
- Median gross rent is $829 a month and the median home value is $239,200, so rent absorbs about 21.7% of median household income.
- Is Hawaiian Ocean View CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 5.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Hawaiian Ocean View CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Hawaiian Ocean View CDP data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.