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Iroquois Point, Hawaii

Iroquois Point is an unincorporated community of about 5,200 people in Honolulu County, Hawaii, in the Honolulu area. It has no city government of its own: local services come from the county, or in some states from the town or township. The nearest metro area of about a million people or more, Honolulu, is about 8 miles away as the crow flies.

Suburb of Honolulu

Population
5,158
Census survey, 2020-24
Household income
$109,561
U.S.: $80,734
Prices, Urban Honolulu area
111
U.S. average = 100
Emergency room
5 miles
Aiea, HI
To Honolulu
8 mi
straight line

The book's checklist

  • Lower cost of livingEveryday prices run 11% above the U.S. average in the Urban Honolulu metro area.
  • More house for the moneyThe Census survey didn't reach enough homes in Iroquois Point to say.
  • A safer neighborhoodThe FBI doesn't publish crime figures for unincorporated communities. Call the county sheriff's office (or the town or township police, where there is one) and ask what calls they get most.
  • Schools in town1 public school. No public high school in town: the nearest is James Campbell High School, about 2 miles away.
  • A hospital close byPali Momi Medical Center in Aiea, about 5 miles away, has the nearest emergency room.
  • Within reach of a big cityHonolulu is about 8 miles away as the crow flies. The book suggests staying within about 60 miles if you'll miss big-city sports, concerts and theater.

A check means Iroquois Point meets the rule of thumb from Frank and Dave's book. An empty box isn't a deal breaker: it's something to weigh for your family. A question mark means there isn't enough data.

What kind of town

A suburb, not a stand-alone small town

Iroquois Point runs into the built-up area around Honolulu (Census Bureau, 2020 urban areas). We include suburbs under 20,000 people because some still feel like small towns, but daily life here is closer to the suburbs than to the towns Frank and Dave's book describes. Weigh it against towns farther out.

The book sorts small towns into six types. These labels come only from the numbers; take the quiz to see which type fits your family.

For a lifetime

Homes and money

Home prices since then
Up 11%Honolulu County, 2022 to 2025
Typical rent, with utilities
$3,500 or more a monthU.S.: $1,413
Typical household income
$109,561U.S.: $80,734
Homes owned by the people living in them
7%U.S.: 65%
Homes built before 1940
3%U.S.: 12%
Homes built since 2010
7%U.S.: 11%
Vacation and seasonal homes
0%U.S.: 3%
Everyday prices
111U.S. average = 100 (the Urban Honolulu metro area)

Home values and rents are what households told the Census Bureau across 2020 to 2024, so they trail today's market: county prices have moved up 11% since 2022. Everyday prices are the government's average for the Urban Honolulu metro area, not Iroquois Point alone. Check current listings before you budget.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates; Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index for counties (all transactions); U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.

The people

Population, 2020-2024 Census survey
5,158The Census Bureau makes yearly estimates only for incorporated towns
Median age
28.6 yearsU.S.: 38.9
Age 65 and older
3%U.S.: 17%
Under 18
36%U.S.: 22%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or more
39%U.S.: 36%
Moved here from another county or state in the past year
23%U.S.: 6%
College students
11%share of all residents

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates (Vintage 2025); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Work

Biggest lines of work
Schools, health care and social services (26%); government (15%); professional and business services (10%)
Average commute
36 minutesU.S.: 26 minutes
Work from home
5%U.S.: 15%
Below the poverty line
15%U.S.: 12%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Health care

Nearest emergency room: Pali Momi Medical Center, Aiea, HI, about 5 miles away. It's a general hospital. Medicare gives it 4 of 5 stars.

Look up doctors, clinics and the hospitals themselves on Medicare's Care Compare. Ask where the most serious cases are sent.

Sources: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information.

Schools

1 public school in Iroquois Point, run by Hawaii Department of Education. The nearest public high school is James Campbell High School, about 2 miles away.

See each school on the federal school search, then check test scores and graduation rates on Hawaii's school report card.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, 2023-24 (via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal); National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS institution directory, 2024.

Internet

Homes with cable, fiber or DSL internet
97%U.S.: 76%
Homes with any internet subscription
100%U.S.: 91%

Before you buy, look up the address on the FCC's National Broadband Map to see which providers serve it.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Weather

January average low
62°F
July average high
86°F
Days 90°F or hotter
14 a year
Nights at or below freezing
0 a year
Rain and melted snow
17.1 inches a year
Snow
0 inches a year
Elevation
8 feet

Weather station: Ewa Beach Usgs 702.2 (1 mile away). Averages for 1991 to 2020.

Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020; U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program.

Getting around

Straight-line miles. The road is always longer, and as the book says, an interstate at 70 is a different trip from a farm road at 45. Check the real drive: Pali Momi Medical Center, San Francisco, Honolulu.

Honolulu County is in a metro area of 1 million people or more (USDA rural-urban code 1, on a scale where 1 is the biggest metro areas and 9 the most rural counties).

For a day

National Park Service sites within about an hour:

  • Pearl Harbor National Memorial3 miles
  • Honouliuli National Historic Site6 miles

Read about Iroquois Point's history on Wikipedia.

Know Iroquois Point?

Tell us what a visitor shouldn't miss, and what living there is really like. Write to Main Street at mainstreet@smalltownguide.com. The best notes from people who know the town will be added here.

Nearby

Straight-line miles.

Small towns

Smaller places

  • Ko Olina, HI (unincorporated)1,670 people, 9 miles
  • Maunawili, HI (unincorporated)2,024 people, 14 miles
  • Waiahole-Waikane, HI (unincorporated)829 people, 14 miles

Sources

  1. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates (Vintage 2025)
  2. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates
  3. Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index for counties (all transactions)
  4. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
  5. FBI, Crime in the United States, Table 8 (offenses known to law enforcement by city)
  6. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information
  7. National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, 2023-24 (via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal)
  8. National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS institution directory, 2024
  9. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020
  10. U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program
  11. National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places listings
  12. National Park Service, park unit boundaries
  13. USDA Economic Research Service, Rural-Urban Continuum Codes, 2023
  14. U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Gazetteer files and 2020 urban areas

Census survey figures are estimates with a margin of error; we leave out any figure whose margin is too wide to be useful. Data last gathered October 5, 2026. See something wrong? Write to mainstreet@smalltownguide.com.