Postal Codes

96816 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 96816 covers Honolulu, Hawaii, with a population of about 50,711 and a median household income of $114,744.

Population
50,7115,301 per square mile
Median age
46.67.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$114,7441.2× the Hawaii median
Poverty rate
8.4%4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,294,945up 13.4% in five years
Median rent
$1,879about the Hawaii median
Degree or higher
48.1%13.1 points above the US average
Homeownership
62.9%2.1 points below the US average
Time zone
Hawaii-Aleutian UTC-10:00does not observe daylight saving time
Businesses
1,071

Where 96816 is

Honolulu, Hawaii — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population50,711
Median age46.6
Family households66.1%
Born outside the US18.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home25.2%
White (non-Hispanic)18.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)52.2%
Hispanic or Latino5.9%
Veterans5.7%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$114,744
Income per person$55,884
Poverty rate8.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.6%
$10–15k1.8%
$15–20k0.7%
$20–25k3.1%
$25–30k2.2%
$30–35k1.6%
$35–40k3.1%
$40–45k1.9%
$45–50k2.8%
$50–60k6.1%
$60–75k8.0%
$75–100k9.6%
$100–125k9.4%
$125–150k7.9%
$150–200k13.7%
$200k or more24.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed25,730
Mean adjusted gross income$113,539
Returns declaring $200,000 or more10.2%
Returns, under $25k24.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.7%
Returns, $200k or more10.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,121,400
Median gross rent$1,879
Rent as a share of household income30.4%
Owner-occupied62.9%
Vacant homes9.3%
Median year built1963

What the homes are

Detached house64.4%
Attached house10%
2 to 4 units9.5%
5 to 19 units6.4%
20 or more units9.1%
Mobile home0.5%
Boat, RV or van0%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$1,294,945as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 13.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 38%
Typical asking rent$2,753as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 6%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 36.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,329,398$396,162

$396,162 in 2000 to $1,294,945 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202120232026$2,753$2,017

$2,017 in 2021 to $2,753 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher48.1%
High school diploma or higher93.7%
Works from home10.8%
Drives to work alone64.8%
Takes public transport3.8%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.4%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity22.9% 10.5 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.4% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.6% 4.6 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31.9% 2.2 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.7% 3.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.3% 7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression14.2% 7.7 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22.5% 2.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis22.1% 3 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.9% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.1% 4.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9% 1.4 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.7% 0.5 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.8% 1.1 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.1% 2.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.4% 2.2 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist73.6% 12.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability26.4% 4.3 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support29.4% 4.6 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.6% 2.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.2% 5.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.7% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38% 1.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.7% 5.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.9% 4 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)12.8% 4 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.9% 2.6 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.5% 4.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours45.9% 9.5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6.2% 6.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.7% 0.9 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,071
People employed10,230
Annual payroll$434,124,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 39.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 23 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss42.9 out of 100
Community resilience50.7 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Landslide86Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning81.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tsunami72.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake72.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire69Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding56.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane42.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought22.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding18.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm6.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail2.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind2.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Hawaii and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPHawaiiUnited States
Median household income$114,744$98,317$78,538
Income per person$55,884$44,823$43,289
Poverty rate8.4%10%12.4%
Median home value$1,121,400$808,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,879$1,938$1,348
Homeownership62.9%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher48.1%35.5%35%
Unemployment rate3.1%5%5.2%
Works from home10.8%8.8%13.5%
Born outside the US18.5%18.1%13.9%
Median age46.640.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationWAIKIKI 717.2, HI US2.5 km away
Rain in a year21 in

Average high and low by month

January80.5°F / 66°F2.38 in rain
February80.8°F / 66.3°F2.03 in rain
March81.2°F / 67.8°F3.18 in rain
April83°F / 69.7°F1.17 in rain
May84.7°F / 71.2°F1.02 in rain
June86.5°F / 73.4°F0.59 in rain
July87.1°F / 74.5°F0.69 in rain
August88.2°F / 74.8°F0.73 in rain
September88°F / 74.1°F1.02 in rain
October86.8°F / 73.1°F2.24 in rain
November83.8°F / 71.5°F2.57 in rain
December81.6°F / 68.8°F3.03 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket2% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket18% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket2% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Hawaii Department of Education100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Household characteristics38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status85more vulnerable than 85% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Walkability10.3 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

96844 Honolulu, HI1.8 km away
96828 Honolulu, HI2.4 km away
96815 Honolulu, HI2.8 km away
96826 Honolulu, HI2.9 km away
96830 Honolulu, HI3.5 km away
96839 Honolulu, HI3.8 km away
96848 Honolulu, HI3.8 km away
96836 Honolulu, HI3.9 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Honolulu County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneHawaii-Aleutian (UTC-10:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeNot observed — clocks stay on standard time all year
Land area9.57 sq mi
Water area0.54 sq mi
Population density5,301 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude21.2887, -157.8006

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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