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Property management companies in the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area
The property management companies in the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #284 of 374 scored metro areas
#1 of 2 scored metro areas based in Hawaii
- Listings
- 140
- 3 chain locations (2%)
- Official establishments
- 224
- −3.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $6.9B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $20,306 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 88
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- 37% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 988,703
- −2.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for property management companies in the Urban Honolulu metro area is 38 (lower middle), #284 of 374 scored metro areas and #1 of 2 scored metro areas based in Hawaii. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Households in the Urban Honolulu metro area spend about $6.9B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $20,306 per household, 22% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 12% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money property management companies take in.
The Urban Honolulu metro area has 140 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (2%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.1, 37% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.
Official counts show 224 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in the Urban Honolulu metro area in 2023, down 3.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,513 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Urban Honolulu metro area declined 2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Urban Honolulu metro area compares
The same measures for Hawaii and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.
| Measure | Urban Honolulu metro area | Hawaii | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 88 | 78 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,513 | 1,331 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.9% | +4.2% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.3% | −1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $20,306 | $19,850 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $106,195 | $100,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 28 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 224−3.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,889
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $132M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1403 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 124The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in the Urban Honolulu metro area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in the Urban Honolulu metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 988,703−2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 338,868
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 601 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,666
- Median household income
- $106,195+23.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $136,603
- Median home value
- $897,500
- Jobs located here
- 441,980
- Daytime population
- 1,039,068Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Hawaii
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Urban Honolulu, HI | 38 | 140 | 4.1 | 88 | −2.3% | #284 of 374 |
| 2Kahului-Wailuku, HI | 22 | 44 | 7.9 | 45 | −2.5% | #370 of 374 |
Other business types in the Urban Honolulu metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
- Real estate49
- Real estate agents and brokers52
- Property management38
- Mortgage brokers and lenders37
- Home inspectors75
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 140 property management companies in the Urban Honolulu metro area. 3 of them (2%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 224 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, down 3.9% from 2019.
How much do households in the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $6.9B a year, or $20,306 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 140 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 12% below the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money property management companies take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 338,868 households in the Urban Honolulu metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
The Urban Honolulu metro area has 4.1 property management companies per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 88, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, the Urban Honolulu metro area would have about 124, against 140 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,513 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Urban Honolulu metro area at 988,703 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 338,868 households. Median household income in the Urban Honolulu metro area is $106,195, 32% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.7%, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Urban Honolulu metro area scores 38 for property management companies (lower middle), #284 of 374 scored metro areas.
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