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Royal Hawaiian Estates, HI

Royal Hawaiian Estates's Census ACS profile: residents, income, housing, and the joined public-record layers available for this place.

889
Residents
$61,477
Median income
$243,800
Median home
$2,433
Median rent (state)
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Place dossier plate

Sheet HI-ROYAL-HAWAIIAN-ESTATES-HI · Royal Hawaiian Estates, HI 889 pop · income 37th pct

POP-VILLAGE · INC-MID · COL-ABOVE · SAFE-UNK · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · HOME-MID · BOOK-UNK

  • POP-VILLAGE 889
  • INC-MID $61,477
  • COL-ABOVE 110.0
  • SAFE-UNK Safety pending
  • RANK-LOWER 37th
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ New Athens
  • HOME-MID $243,800
  • BOOK-UNK Tracts pending

Nearest income peer: New Athens, IL (+ $0 income $)

Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Royal Hawaiian Estates

Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Royal Hawaiian Estates on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-08

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Nationwide peers by population, income

Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Royal Hawaiian Estates on ACS population and median household income . Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.

Similar population

Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 889.

4 peers

Similar household income

Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS median household income. This city: $61,477. Population peers are excluded.

4 peers

Royal Hawaiian Estates - the verdict

Royal Hawaiian Estates ranks in the 37th percentile for household income nationally, out of every US city with at least 1,000 residents. Source: Census ACS.

37th
percentile, household income
54th
percentile, home value
99th
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this

Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.

Data Snapshot: Royal Hawaiian Estates, HI

Census ACS 2023 estimates count 889 residents in Royal Hawaiian Estates, a small town within Hawaii. Median household income here is $61,477 per year, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 10.9%. Home values in Royal Hawaiian Estates run a median of $243,800, and the median resident age is 47.9 years. Educational attainment runs 18.3% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 72.2% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

Hawaii carries a cost-of-living premium: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Hawaii scores 110.0 (Well Above Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $2,433 monthly. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Hawaii's average monthly utility costs around $280 (state average). On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 75.0 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (High).

A decision-led reading path

Useful questions to ask of Royal Hawaiian Estates's data

How this reading path is ordered

This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from comparison shortlist to housing and income to work and mobility; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.

For Royal Hawaiian Estates, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares. No matched row is reported here for FBI reported-crime rates, local building permits, annual population history, within-city Census tract profiles, matched public-school count; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.

Question 1

Which cities make useful reference points for Royal Hawaiian Estates?

Within Hawaii, the closest population matches are Fern Forest (880 residents, $33,173 income); Waiahole-Waikane (879 residents, $80,556 income); Volcano Golf Course (909 residents, $138,726 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are West Bend, IA (889 residents); Bellemeade, KY (889 residents); Deerfield, MI (889 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.

Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching.

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Question 2

How far does income reach against housing in Royal Hawaiian Estates?

The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 4.0 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 10.9%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.

This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.

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3. Work and mobility

What does the journey to work look like in Royal Hawaiian Estates?

Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. Remote work has a visible role in the local pattern. That can reduce commute exposure for some workers, but it says nothing about job availability or broadband quality; read it alongside income and housing rather than as a stand-alone lifestyle score.

Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 79.0%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.

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Population

889 residents

Micro place (under 10k)

Median Household Income

$61,477 /yr

Below median income · poverty 10.9% (Above-median poverty)

Cost of Living Index (state)

110.0 (US=100)

Highest-decile cost · BEA RPP 2024, Hawaii average

City profile score · Royal Hawaiian Estates, HI

28/100

4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023

Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians (income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.

Household income F
$61,477

Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.

Poverty rate F
10.9%

Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.

Bachelor's+ share F
18.3%

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.

Cost of living F
110.0 index

BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.

Violent crime N/A
N/A

No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).

Royal Hawaiian Estates profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions) 4-axis radar comparing 1 series across Household income, Poverty rate, Bachelor's+ share, Cost of living. Household incomePoverty rateBachelor's+ shareCost of living 28 F
Royal Hawaiian Estates profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)
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  • Household income: 37/100 (F) · $61,477
  • Poverty rate: 36/100 (F) · 10.9%
  • Bachelor's+ share: 29/100 (F) · 18.3%
  • Cost of living: 8/100 (F) · 110.0 index

How does Royal Hawaiian Estates compare to other US cities?

Where Royal Hawaiian Estates sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.

Household income 37% higher than other cities
Home value 54% pricier than other cities
Median rent 99% pricier than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

Each percentile compares Royal Hawaiian Estates against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Hawaii only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.

Hawaii-relative analysis

Median Gross Rent places Royal Hawaiian Estates near the bottom of Hawaii's cities

Among the 160 Hawaii cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Royal Hawaiian Estates ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Royal Hawaiian Estates only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.

Median Household Income
#140 of 155
10th percentile in Hawaii
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 160
0th percentile in Hawaii
Median Home Value
#141 of 150
6th percentile in Hawaii
Poverty Rate
#39 of 160
76th percentile in Hawaii
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#135 of 160
16th percentile in Hawaii
How in-state ranks are ordered

Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Hawaii only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.

37thIncome percentile
Gauge source note

37th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

How Royal Hawaiian Estates's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$243,800 46th percentile more affordable than 46% of 15,600 US cities

Show national distribution $0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Below this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). This entry sits in this band. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Above this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Above this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). Above this entry. Royal Hawaiian Estates $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Royal Hawaiian Estates's home-value-to-income ratio: 4.0×

ACS median home value divided by median household income.

Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#10,610 of 15,516
More affordable than 32% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#8,312 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)

At 4.0×, Royal Hawaiian Estates sits in the moderate band: national rank #10,610 of 15,516 and #8,312 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000). Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.

How this ratio is calculated

Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000. Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0). This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.

Income distribution context

$61,477 Royal Hawaiian Estates, HI median household income (Census ACS)

Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Household income distribution - Royal Hawaiian Estates, HI Royal Hawaiian Estates, HI's median household income ($61,477) against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern. The Lorenz curve and quintile bars are national context, not Royal Hawaiian Estates, HI-specific shares. $ Household Income Distribution Royal Hawaiian Estates, HI median $61,477/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Royal Hawaiian Estates, HI median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Royal Hawaiian Estates, HI.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 18.3%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 10.9%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 72.2%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
889
Median Income
$61,477
Median Home Value
$243,800
Median Age
47.9
Poverty Rate
10.9%
Labor force participation
72.2%
Bachelor's Degree+
18.3%

Commute Patterns

Commute source

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Drive Alone
79.0%
Carpool
3.6%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
17.4%

Based on 534 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

Hawaii statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $280

EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Hawaii at $280 (electricity about $220 , water and sewer about $60 ).

These are Hawaii statewide averages, not a meter reading for Royal Hawaiian Estates. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Hawaii's BEA cost-of-living index is 110.0 (Well Above Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Royal Hawaiian Estates is $2,433/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Hawaii statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 75.0 / 100 (High).

Cost/risk geography note

Cost of living is a Hawaii statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Royal Hawaiian Estates sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.

How Royal Hawaiian Estates compares to similar-size Hawaii cities

Same-state peer method

Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.

City Population Median Household Income
Royal Hawaiian Estates (this city) 889 $61,477
Fern Forest 880 $33,173
Waiahole-Waikane 879 $80,556
Volcano Golf Course 909 $138,726
Primary sources on this page

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.

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