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Honolulu County · Hawaii

ZIP code 96826

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 96826 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
29,718

ZCTA residents

Median income
$67,743

Household, past 12 months

Median home
$485,200

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
4.5%

Combined state + local

Quick answer

ZIP 96826 sits in Honolulu County, Hawaii and is home to 29,718 people. Median household income is $67,743, the median home is worth $485,200 and median gross rent is $1,604. 32.7% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 4.5% combined.

County
Honolulu County

FIPS 15003

State
Hawaii (HI)

97 ZIPs covered

Area codes
808

NANPA codes serving this area

Metro area
Honolulu

Rate jurisdiction used for tax

The numbers for 96826

American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.

Population
29,718ZIP 96826 residents
Median household income
$67,743Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$485,200Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,604Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
42.8 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
32.7%Owner-occupied households

Sales tax in 96826

What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.

Rate applied
4.5%Honolulu jurisdiction stack
Tax on $100
$5Rounded to the dollar
Tax on $1,000
$45Before any exemptions

This ZIP falls inside the Honolulu rate area, so state, county, city and district levies are published here as a full stack.

Affordability in this ZIP

Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.

Rent burden
28%Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
7.2×Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
$2,518/mo20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
16.5%Residents below poverty line

A rent burden above 30% is the federal threshold for cost-burdened households, and a price-to-income multiple above 4× is generally considered a stretched housing market. The mortgage figure is principal and interest only — taxes, insurance and HOA dues are extra.

How 96826 compares

ZIP 96826 against the median ZIP in Honolulu County and across Hawaii.

MeasureZIP 96826County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$67,743$105,068$91,429-26%
Median home value$485,200$872,500$734,350-34%
Median gross rent$1,604$2,007$1,770-9%
Population29,71824,8994,396+576%

Medians are computed across the 38 ZIP areas in Honolulu County and the 97 ZIP areas in Hawaii.

Statewide rank

Where this ZIP places among all 97 Hawaii ZIP areas.

Income

richer than 14% of 80 state ZIPs

#69
Home value

above 20% of 82 state ZIPs

#66
Population

larger than 79% of 97 state ZIPs

#20

Comparable ZIP codes

Hawaii ZIP areas with almost the same household income.

ZIPCountyIncomeHome valueRent
96728Hawaii County$69,063$433,800$1,450
96783Hawaii County$65,313$485,400$805
96785Hawaii County$64,213$330,500$1,292
96774Hawaii County$64,167$295,300
96777Hawaii County$63,438$227,200$650
96764Hawaii County$72,917$598,800$1,324

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Honolulu County.

ZIP 96826 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 96826?
ZIP 96826 lies mostly in Honolulu County, Hawaii. County assignment follows the largest share of land area, so a ZIP straddling a county line is filed under its dominant county.
What sales tax do I pay in 96826?
Purchases are taxed at 4.5% combined, built from the Honolulu jurisdiction stack.
Is 96826 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs $1,604 a month, about 28% of median household income, and the median home is worth $485,200-34% against the typical Hawaii ZIP.
Is a ZCTA the same as a postal ZIP code?
Not exactly. The Census builds ZIP Code Tabulation Areas from the ZIP codes of addresses inside each census block, so a ZCTA can differ slightly from the USPS delivery route of the same number, and PO-box-only ZIPs have no ZCTA at all.

Related pages for this area.

Sources & transparency

Every figure on this page is a published estimate for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 96826, except the affordability ratios and mortgage estimate, which we derive from those medians and label as estimates.

Last reviewed December 2024. Figures are published for reference and can change; verify with the source agency before filing or contracting. How we build and check this data.