On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Hickam Housing is more historic than 59% of U.S. towns, #2 of 93 in Hawaii. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Hickam Housing’s overall grade.
Few Hawaii towns list much on the Register (a typical Hawaii town has 0.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Hickam Housing’s 13.8 sits above most of its state (94% of Hawaii towns have fewer) while its 13 historic buildings outnumber those of 77% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share (±2.9 points) is firm at this size.
Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Hickam Housing’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
The story so far
Hickam Housing, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Hickam Housing yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Hickam Housing is a census-designated place comprising part of Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam in the City & County of Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. The population was 7,581 at the 2020 census. The CDP occupies the area is also referred to as Hickam Air Force Base. A portion of Daniel K. Inouye International Airport is in the CDP.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 6,920 to 7,581 (+10%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
Hickam Housing, 1909 to 1985
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Hickam Housing. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1953Puuloa sheet · 1:24,000
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Hickam Housing.
Famous people
Famous people close to Hickam Housing
Nobody well known was born in Hickam Housing itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Hickam Housing is more historic than 59% of U.S. towns, #2 of 93 in Hawaii. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
What is on the National Register in Hickam Housing?
6 listings: 2 buildings, among them the Battery Hasebrouck (listed 1984, the first), 1 historic district, the Hickam Field, with 11 contributing buildings, and 3 structures. 13 historic buildings in all.
How old are the homes in Hickam Housing?
3% of Hickam Housing’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±2.9 points), against a typical 1.7% for a Hawaii town; the median home was built in 1991.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From the National Register of Historic Places (6), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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