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17,085 people call this town in Hawaii home.
Ocean Pointe’s best subject grades are an A+ for incomes and health and an A− for walkability; its weakest is a D− for hazard risk. Ocean Pointe’s midpoint rent is $3,424 a month, against $2,009 a month in Hawaii’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. No town in Hawaii scores higher than Ocean Pointe on health. Homes are expensive, about $900K for a typical one and 8.5 times the Urban Honolulu metro’s $106K median household income. The biggest park or preserve is Oneula Beach Park, at 27 acres. Ocean Pointe has no overall grade: it has no figures for safety and schools, and an overall grade needs at least three of the four big subjects (cost of living, safety, schools and health).
Where Ocean Pointe beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
8,361 counted in 2010 and 14,965 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Hawaii), ordered by how far Ocean Pointe is from typical.
Ocean Pointe has no overall grade: it has no figures for safety and schools, and an overall grade needs at least three of the four big subjects (cost of living, safety, schools and health).
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The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2021 and 5 maps from 1953 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Ocean Pointe. Close and well known come first.
Big draw6 mi MuseumUSS Missouri
6 mi MuseumUSS Arizona Memorial
8 mi Stadium & arenaAloha Stadium
14 mi MountainDiamond Head
13 mi BeachWaikīkī
7 mi MuseumUSS BowfinUSS Missouri: Camera Operator: EM2 KENNETH D. MEHL (Released to Public), Public domain · USS Arizona Memorial: DoD photo by: PH3(AW/SW) JAYME PASTORIC, USN, Public domain · Aloha Stadium: This photo was taken and originally uploaded by Bobak to English Wikipedia. Uplo, CC BY 3.0 · Diamond Head: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Waikīkī: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS Bowfin: Max Smith, Public domain
Ocean Pointe is unincorporated, so Honolulu County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Ocean Pointe.
Among 93 Hawaii towns, just 5 have a lower share of adults who get no exercise outside work than Ocean Pointe. Against the Hawaii average, Ocean Pointe comes out ahead on 18 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 2. The share of adults in Ocean Pointe who sleep under 7 hours: 47%.
| Ocean Pointe | Hawaii towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 19% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 31% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 45% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.4% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Ocean Pointe | HI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 3.9% | 8.5% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 3.3% | 6.2% |
| More binge drinkers | 21.9% | 17.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
One of its 3 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. The Hawaii Department of Education school district runs its public schools. 3 public schools serve Ocean Pointe, with 2,822 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ewa Makai Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,221 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts
For Ocean Pointe, the mean commuting time is 37 minutes. Among 93 Hawaii towns, just one has a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Ocean Pointe. Employers in Ocean Pointe added 1,058 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 1,775. In Ocean Pointe, 0.4% of working residents work locally.
| Ocean Pointe | Hawaii towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 37 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $150,000 | $100,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.1% | 9.7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.4% | 3.7% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Ocean Pointe, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 98 of 100. 86% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by wildfires at 6%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
There are 0.2 miles of trail across 7 parks and preserves. Ocean Pointe’s trail network density comes in at 0.1 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves locally: 7, covering 51 acres.
| Ocean Pointe | Hawaii towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.4% | 12% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Oneula Beach Park | 0.2 mi | 27 |
| 2. Puuloa District Park | — | 18 |
| 3. Ka Makana Swim Club | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes sold in Ocean Pointe spent a median 60 days on the market. For households here, the share who live in a home they own is 77%. In Ocean Pointe, just over a third of sales closed above the list price.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
11 within 15 miles of the center of Ocean Pointe
About 9 of every 100 Ocean Pointe residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Hawaii.
Where Ocean Pointe’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census-designated place in the United States
Ocean Pointe is a housing development and a census-designated place (CDP) located in the ʻEwa District and the City & County of Honolulu on the leeward side of Oʻahu in Hawaiʻi about fifteen miles (24 km) from Honolulu. As of the 2020 census, Ocean Pointe had a population of 14,965. This general area was previously known just as ʻEwa. In the late 19th century to early 20th century, ʻEwa was one of the large population centers on the Island of Oʻahu, with industry focused around sugar cane production. The ʻEwa Mill was a major employer that set up residential villages. Sugar cane is no longer grown on the ʻEwa Plain and Ocean Pointe is now part of Oʻahu's new suburban growth center—an area o…
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3 towns share a border with Ocean Pointe.
| Town | HI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean Pointe | — | — | D | — | — | A+ |
| Ewa Beach | — | — | C− | — | — | A− |
| Kalaeloa | — | — | D− | — | — | B− |
| Ewa Gentry | — | — | D | — | — | A |
Ocean Pointe, Ewa Beach, Kalaeloa and Ewa Gentry report no FBI crime data of their own. Ocean Pointe, Ewa Beach, Kalaeloa and Ewa Gentry aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Ocean Pointe with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Ocean Pointe has no overall grade: it has no figures for safety and schools, and an overall grade needs at least three of the four big subjects (cost of living, safety, schools and health).
Yes. The typical home is worth about $900,000, 8% above the Hawaii typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
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