Honalo vs Keaau

A side-by-side comparison of Honalo and Keaau: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Keaau has the higher population (1,210 vs 1,057 in Honalo). Honalo has the higher median household income ($65,000 vs $64,688 in Keaau). Honalo has the higher median home value ($578,800 vs $320,000 in Keaau).

Population, income & housing

	Honalo	Keaau
Population	1,057	1,210
Median age	44.0 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$65,000	$64,688
Median home value	$578,800	$320,000
Median gross rent	$850	$763
Housing units	405	508
Homeownership rate	61.5%	62.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	15.9%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Honalo	Keaau
Population	2,254 → 1,057 (-53.1%)	2,613 → 1,210 (-53.7%)
Median household income	$55,152 → $65,000 (+17.9%)	$65,521 → $64,688 (-1.3%)
Median home value	$400,700 → $578,800 (+44.4%)	$338,900 → $320,000 (-5.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,293 → $850 (-34.3%)	$1,141 → $763 (-33.1%)

Honalo

Population

2,2541,057

Median household income

$55,152$65,000

Median home value

$400,700$578,800

Median gross rent

$1,293$850

Keaau

Population

2,6131,210

Median household income

$65,521$64,688

Median home value

$338,900$320,000

Median gross rent

$1,141$763

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Honalo	Keaau
Under 5	4.3%	9.3%
5 to 17	15.5%	11.2%
18 to 24	4.4%	7.1%
25 to 34	16.6%	13.3%
35 to 44	11.4%	9.8%
45 to 54	15.3%	9.6%
55 to 64	10.2%	12.4%
65 to 74	13.6%	17.3%
75 and over	8.7%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Honalo	Keaau
White (non-Hispanic)	20.5%	7.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	22.1%	42.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4.4%	10.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	37.7%	34.4%
Hispanic or Latino	15.2%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Honalo	Keaau
No high school diploma	10.6%	8.6%
High school graduate	31.8%	45.2%
Some college or associate's	39.0%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Honalo	Keaau
Drove alone	74.4%	74.5%
Carpooled	16.6%	14.8%
Public transit	0.0%	2.4%
Walked	1.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	6.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Honalo	Keaau
1-unit, detached	88.6%	78.0%
1-unit, attached	6.7%	9.1%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	7.9%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	3.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Honalo	Keaau
Poverty rate	12.3%	13.5%
Average household size	2.84	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	25	30
Median year structure built	1977	1976