Honaunau-Napoopoo vs Kapaau

A side-by-side comparison of Honaunau-Napoopoo and Kapaau: population, income, housing, and more.

Honaunau-Napoopoo and Kapaau are places in Hawaii. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Honaunau-Napoopoo has the higher population (2,554 vs 2,029 in Kapaau). Honaunau-Napoopoo has the higher median household income ($75,884 vs $74,583 in Kapaau). Honaunau-Napoopoo has the higher median home value ($724,200 vs $577,600 in Kapaau).

Population, income & housing

	Honaunau-Napoopoo	Kapaau
Population	2,554	2,029
Median age	51.4 yrs	45.3 yrs
Median household income	$75,884	$74,583
Median home value	$724,200	$577,600
Median gross rent	$1,691	$1,497
Housing units	1,071	746
Homeownership rate	63.5%	83.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.0%	14.3%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Honaunau-Napoopoo	Kapaau
Population	2,300 → 2,554 (+11.0%)	1,801 → 2,029 (+12.7%)
Median household income	$49,869 → $75,884 (+52.2%)	$61,548 → $74,583 (+21.2%)
Median home value	$446,900 → $724,200 (+62.0%)	$368,800 → $577,600 (+56.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,254 → $1,691 (+34.8%)	$1,102 → $1,497 (+35.8%)

Honaunau-Napoopoo

Population

2,3002,554

Median household income

$49,869$75,884

Median home value

$446,900$724,200

Median gross rent

$1,254$1,691

Kapaau

Population

1,8012,029

Median household income

$61,548$74,583

Median home value

$368,800$577,600

Median gross rent

$1,102$1,497

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Honaunau-Napoopoo	Kapaau
Under 5	2.1%	1.7%
5 to 17	5.1%	15.7%
18 to 24	8.2%	11.1%
25 to 34	9.6%	9.3%
35 to 44	5.2%	11.4%
45 to 54	26.9%	13.1%
55 to 64	14.3%	11.4%
65 to 74	19.3%	15.1%
75 and over	9.4%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Honaunau-Napoopoo	Kapaau
White (non-Hispanic)	50.0%	16.3%
Black or African American	2.3%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	15.9%	24.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6.0%	3.2%
Some other race	1.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	15.3%	25.0%
Hispanic or Latino	9.4%	29.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Honaunau-Napoopoo	Kapaau
No high school diploma	10.7%	6.5%
High school graduate	27.4%	44.7%
Some college or associate's	20.8%	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	20.8%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	20.2%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Honaunau-Napoopoo	Kapaau
Drove alone	64.0%	64.5%
Carpooled	13.5%	30.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.8%	4.5%
Other means	1.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Honaunau-Napoopoo	Kapaau
1-unit, detached	83.7%	88.7%
1-unit, attached	7.3%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	8.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Honaunau-Napoopoo	Kapaau
Poverty rate	10.4%	7.5%
Average household size	2.79	3.06
Mean commute (minutes)	32	27
Median year structure built	1983	1986