Ainaloa vs Kurtistown

A side-by-side comparison of Ainaloa and Kurtistown: population, income, housing, and more.

Ainaloa and Kurtistown are places in Hawaii. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ainaloa has the higher population (3,493 vs 2,928 in Kurtistown). Kurtistown has the higher median household income ($78,750 vs $51,757 in Ainaloa). Kurtistown has the higher median home value ($441,200 vs $222,300 in Ainaloa).

Population, income & housing

	Ainaloa	Kurtistown
Population	3,493	2,928
Median age	41.8 yrs	49.7 yrs
Median household income	$51,757	$78,750
Median home value	$222,300	$441,200
Median gross rent	$1,364	$1,343
Housing units	1,520	1,090
Homeownership rate	84.0%	87.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.6%	29.2%
Unemployment rate	8.4%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ainaloa	Kurtistown
Population	3,279 → 3,493 (+6.5%)	1,199 → 2,928 (+144.2%)
Median household income	$40,000 → $51,757 (+29.4%)	$65,417 → $78,750 (+20.4%)
Median home value	$167,500 → $222,300 (+32.7%)	$308,600 → $441,200 (+43.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,147 → $1,364 (+18.9%)	$1,400 → $1,343 (-4.1%)

Ainaloa

Population

3,2793,493

Median household income

$40,000$51,757

Median home value

$167,500$222,300

Median gross rent

$1,147$1,364

Kurtistown

Population

1,1992,928

Median household income

$65,417$78,750

Median home value

$308,600$441,200

Median gross rent

$1,400$1,343

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ainaloa	Kurtistown
Under 5	3.2%	4.1%
5 to 17	20.0%	13.4%
18 to 24	10.3%	4.2%
25 to 34	9.7%	10.9%
35 to 44	10.9%	6.1%
45 to 54	5.8%	17.7%
55 to 64	22.5%	14.7%
65 to 74	8.8%	18.6%
75 and over	8.7%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ainaloa	Kurtistown
White (non-Hispanic)	28.1%	12.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	0.0%
Asian	11.2%	44.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	13.2%	16.9%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	30.8%	19.8%
Hispanic or Latino	15.5%	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ainaloa	Kurtistown
No high school diploma	10.9%	13.4%
High school graduate	47.5%	26.8%
Some college or associate's	29.1%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ainaloa	Kurtistown
Drove alone	71.6%	76.6%
Carpooled	16.4%	13.6%
Public transit	0.0%	1.3%
Walked	0.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.4%	7.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ainaloa	Kurtistown
1-unit, detached	98.8%	93.9%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	6.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ainaloa	Kurtistown
Poverty rate	23.6%	8.1%
Average household size	2.40	3.08
Mean commute (minutes)	35	35
Median year structure built	2001	1993