Halaula vs Laupahoehoe

A side-by-side comparison of Halaula and Laupahoehoe: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Halaula has the higher population (1,049 vs 995 in Laupahoehoe). Laupahoehoe has the higher median household income ($66,071 vs $65,694 in Halaula). Laupahoehoe has the higher median home value ($583,300 vs $534,300 in Halaula).

Population, income & housing

	Halaula	Laupahoehoe
Population	1,049	995
Median age	35.5 yrs	40.4 yrs
Median household income	$65,694	$66,071
Median home value	$534,300	$583,300
Median gross rent	—	$1,272
Housing units	271	447
Homeownership rate	62.9%	69.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.8%	26.3%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	12.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Halaula	Laupahoehoe
Population	640 → 1,049 (+63.9%)	528 → 995 (+88.4%)
Median household income	$82,885 → $65,694 (-20.7%)	$71,750 → $66,071 (-7.9%)
Median home value	$378,900 → $534,300 (+41.0%)	$454,100 → $583,300 (+28.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,170 → $583 (-50.2%)	$1,234 → $1,272 (+3.1%)

Halaula

Population

6401,049

Median household income

$82,885$65,694

Median home value

$378,900$534,300

Median gross rent

$1,170$583

Laupahoehoe

Population

528995

Median household income

$71,750$66,071

Median home value

$454,100$583,300

Median gross rent

$1,234$1,272

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Halaula	Laupahoehoe
Under 5	7.5%	6.6%
5 to 17	27.6%	15.8%
18 to 24	1.7%	3.0%
25 to 34	11.5%	17.7%
35 to 44	10.9%	14.5%
45 to 54	7.5%	2.3%
55 to 64	7.0%	18.5%
65 to 74	15.0%	15.0%
75 and over	11.2%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Halaula	Laupahoehoe
White (non-Hispanic)	18.5%	30.7%
Black or African American	1.8%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	12.3%	19.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	14.6%	13.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	34.2%	20.0%
Hispanic or Latino	18.2%	14.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Halaula	Laupahoehoe
No high school diploma	2.7%	10.6%
High school graduate	46.1%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	19.3%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	14.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Halaula	Laupahoehoe
Drove alone	72.1%	77.8%
Carpooled	16.8%	12.3%
Public transit	1.9%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	5.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Halaula	Laupahoehoe
1-unit, detached	92.3%	83.4%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	6.5%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Halaula	Laupahoehoe
Poverty rate	7.0%	26.4%
Average household size	4.18	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	34	44
Median year structure built	1965	1971