Hilo, Hawaii
2026 Edition · 9 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
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Population
50,404 people call Hilo home.
50,404
people.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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The workday
3 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.
30.2%
of 30,405 jobs located in Hilo are filled by in-commuters.
Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
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Rent
Median rent is up 60% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.
$1,427
a month. Hawaii's median is $1,971.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Room to build
The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.
$1,046–$1,569
is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $1,427 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
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Building
Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 84% of all homes were built before 2000
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Units needed
Closing the gap would add 0.4–1.6% to the 19,265 homes here.
71–304
is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.
Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
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Home value
A median home costs 42% less than Hawaii's.
$483,000
median home value in Hilo.
- $483,000 Hilo
- $839,100 Hawaii
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year