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As of 2008-2012, median price of a house in Honolulu Area is $557,800, which is higher than the state average of $504,500 and is much higher than the national average of $175,700. The median year that a house in Honolulu Area was built is 1974, which is older than the median year for a house built in the state which is 1977 and is about the same as the median year for a house built in the USA which is 1975.

Topics:House Value Housing Occupancy Year Structure Built Mortgage Status Mortgage Owner's Costs None-Mortgage Owner's Costs Units in Structure Rooms Bedrooms House Heating Fuel Gross Rent Vehicle Available

House Value

Median Value of a Total of 173,960 Owner Occupied Houses in Honolulu Area, #5

Honolulu Area	557,800 USD
Hawaii	517,000 USD
U.S.	181,400 USD

Median House Price Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Honolulu Area	3.72%
Hawaii	85.00%
U.S.	46.91%

*The Honolulu Area median house price growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Hawaii and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $50K or Less, $50-100K, $100-150K, $150-200K, $200-300K, $300-500K, $500-1M, $1M or More

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical house value data.

Housing Occupancy

	Honolulu Area	Hawaii	U.S.
Total Housing Units	336,899, see rank, 100%	519,508	131,704,730
Occupied Housing Units	311,047, 92.33%, see rank	87.65%	88.62%
Owner Occupied	174,387, 51.76%, see rank	50.56%	57.69%
Renter Occupied	136,660, 40.56%, see rank	37.08%	30.93%
Vacant Housing Units	25,852, 7.67%, see rank	12.35%	11.38%
For Rent	8,633, 2.56%, see rank	3.16%	3.14%
For Sale Only	1,941, 0.58%, see rank	0.82%	1.44%
Rented or Sold, Not Occupied	1,270, 0.38%, see rank	0.41%	0.48%
For Seasonal, Recreational, or Occasional Use	8,799, 2.61%, see rank	5.79%	3.53%
For Migrant Workers	9, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.02%
Other Vacant	5,200, 1.54%, see rank	2.15%	2.77%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical housing occupancy data.

Year Structure Built

Median Built Year, #505

Honolulu Area	Hawaii	U.S.
1974	1977	1975

Ranks: 1995 or earlier, 1960-1969, 1970-1979, 1980-1989, 1990-2000, 2000-2010

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical year structure built data.

Mortgage Status

	Honolulu Area	%	Hawaii	U.S.
Owner-Occupied Units	173,960	100%	260,268	75,484,661
With a Mortgage	121,454	69.82%, see rank	68.59%	67.13%
Without a Mortgage	52,506	30.18%, see rank	31.41%	32.87%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical mortgage status data.

Monthly Owner Costs for Housing Units with a Mortgage

Median Owner Costs, see rank

Honolulu Area	2,450 USD
Hawaii	2,335 USD
U.S.	1,559 USD

Owner Costs Distribution

Monthly Owner Costs	Honolulu Area	%	Hawaii	U.S.
$299 or Less	81	0.07%, see rank	0.10%	0.18%
$300 to $499	663	0.55%, see rank	0.75%	1.59%
$500 to $699	1,593	1.31%, see rank	1.77%	4.89%
$700 to $999	4,522	3.72%, see rank	4.73%	13.71%
$1,000 to $1,499	13,521	11.13%, see rank	13.10%	26.97%
$1,500 to $1,999	21,217	17.47%, see rank	18.33%	20.33%
$2,000 to $2,999	40,282	33.17%, see rank	31.30%	20.10%
$3,000 or More	39,575	32.58%, see rank	29.92%	12.24%

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Median Percentage, see rank

Honolulu Area	28.90% of the Total Income
Hawaii	29.60% of the Total Income
U.S.	24.70% of the Total Income

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Distribution

	Honolulu Area	%	Hawaii	U.S.
10% or Less	4,751	3.91%, see rank	3.95%	5.04%
10% to 20%	25,644	21.11%, see rank	20.44%	29.70%
20% to 30%	33,517	27.60%, see rank	26.36%	28.18%
30% to 40%	22,960	18.90%, see rank	18.17%	14.80%
40% or More	34,188	28.15%, see rank	30.63%	21.80%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical monthly owner costs for housing units with a mortgage data.

Monthly Owner Costs for Housing Units without a Mortgage

Median Owner Costs, see rank

Honolulu Area	545 USD
Hawaii	498 USD
U.S.	449 USD

Owner Costs Distribution

Monthly Owner Costs	Honolulu Area	%	Hawaii	U.S.
$199 or Less	1,670	3.18%, see rank	7.23%	7.99%
$200 to $299	3,597	6.85%, see rank	11.25%	15.31%
$300 to $499	16,629	31.67%, see rank	31.96%	35.02%
$500 to $699	16,782	31.96%, see rank	26.79%	20.88%
$700 or More	13,828	26.34%, see rank	22.78%	20.80%

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Median Percentage, see rank

Honolulu Area	10.10% of the Total Income
Hawaii	10.00% of the Total Income
U.S.	12.60% of the Total Income

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Distribution

	Honolulu Area	%	Hawaii	U.S.
10% or Less	25,679	48.91%, see rank	49.87%	39.10%
10% to 20%	14,875	28.33%, see rank	27.64%	31.88%
20% to 30%	4,779	9.10%, see rank	8.70%	12.59%
30% to 40%	2,377	4.53%, see rank	4.50%	5.84%
40% or More	4,089	7.79%, see rank	7.81%	9.41%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical monthly owner costs for housing units without a mortgage data.

Units in Structure

	Honolulu Area	Hawaii	U.S.
Total Housing Units	337,389, 100%	519,811	131,642,457
1-unit, Detached	156,228, 46.31%, see rank	53.85%	61.70%
1-unit, Attached	30,868, 9.15%, see rank	7.35%	5.79%
2 Units	9,065, 2.69%, see rank	3.12%	3.80%
3 or 4 Units	16,352, 4.85%, see rank	4.47%	4.44%
5 to 9 Units	23,324, 6.91%, see rank	6.49%	4.78%
10 or More Units	101,142, 29.98%, see rank	24.55%	12.89%
Mobile Home, Boat, RV, Van, etc.	410, 0.12%, see rank	0.17%	6.60%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical units in structure data.

Rooms

	Honolulu Area	Hawaii	U.S.
Total Housing Units	337,389, 100%	519,811	131,642,457
1 Room	15,291, 4.53%, see rank	4.57%	1.95%
2 Rooms	25,425, 7.54%, see rank	8.12%	2.36%
3 Rooms	47,375, 14.04%, see rank	14.64%	8.97%
4 Rooms	66,404, 19.68%, see rank	20.27%	16.57%
5 Rooms	64,229, 19.04%, see rank	20.13%	20.41%
6 Rooms	48,751, 14.45%, see rank	13.68%	18.25%
7 Rooms	30,211, 8.95%, see rank	8.32%	12.38%
8 Rooms	18,369, 5.44%, see rank	4.85%	8.59%
9 Rooms or More	21,334, 6.32%, see rank	5.43%	10.52%
Median Rooms	4.70, see rank	4.60	5.50

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical rooms data.

Bedrooms

	Honolulu Area	Hawaii	U.S.
Total Housing Units	337,389, 100%	519,811	131,642,457
No Bedroom	16,947, 5.02%, see rank	5.01%	2.16%
1 Bedroom	48,571, 14.40%, see rank	14.14%	11.12%
2 Bedrooms	88,876, 26.34%, see rank	26.31%	26.85%
3 Bedrooms	109,740, 32.53%, see rank	35.13%	39.76%
4 Bedrooms	49,305, 14.61%, see rank	13.44%	15.95%
5 or More Bedrooms	23,950, 7.10%, see rank	5.97%	4.16%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical bedrooms data.

House Heating Fuel

	Honolulu Area	Hawaii	U.S.
Total Housing Units	308,490, 100%	447,453	115,226,802
Utility Gas	7,805, 2.53%, see rank	2.06%	49.42%
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas	2,277, 0.74%, see rank	1.24%	5.03%
Electricity	119,996, 38.90%, see rank	33.31%	35.51%
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc.	46, 0.01%, see rank	0.02%	6.46%
Coal or Coke	10, 0.00%, see rank	0.00%	0.12%
Wood	63, 0.02%, see rank	0.46%	2.08%
Solar Energy	3,927, 1.27%, see rank	1.36%	0.04%
Other Fuel	93, 0.03%, see rank	0.07%	0.43%
No Fuel Used	174,273, 56.49%, see rank	61.46%	0.90%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical house heating fuel data.

Gross Rent

Monthly Rental	Honolulu Area	Hawaii	U.S.
Occupied Units Paying Rent	126,918, 100%	173,925	37,562,111
$199 or Less	1,593, 1.26%, see rank	1.34%	1.76%
$200 to $299	2,365, 1.86%, see rank	2.06%	3.29%
$300 to $499	4,210, 3.32%, see rank	3.63%	8.20%
$500 to $699	6,295, 4.96%, see rank	5.74%	17.39%
$700 to $999	16,961, 13.36%, see rank	15.12%	29.40%
$1,000 to $1,499	36,617, 28.85%, see rank	30.01%	25.73%
$1,500 to $1,999	23,838, 18.78%, see rank	18.63%	8.92%
$2,000 or More	35,039, 27.61%, see rank	23.48%	5.30%
Median	$1,433, see rank	$1,354	$889

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical gross rent data.

Vehicle Available

	Honolulu Area	Hawaii	U.S.
Occupied Housing Units	308,490, 100%	447,453	115,226,802
No Vehicles Available	31,943, 10.35%, see rank	8.73%	9.03%
1 Vehicles Available	106,446, 34.51%, see rank	34.18%	33.67%
2 Vehicles Available	108,269, 35.10%, see rank	36.16%	37.64%
3 or More Vehicles Available	61,832, 20.04%, see rank	20.93%	19.66%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical vehicle available data.