Honokaa vs Kapaau

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

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

Honokaa has the higher population (2,353 vs 2,029 in Kapaau). Honokaa has the higher median household income ($85,556 vs $74,583 in Kapaau). Kapaau has the higher median home value ($577,600 vs $551,800 in Honokaa).

Population, income & housing

	Honokaa	Kapaau
Population	2,353	2,029
Median age	41.1 yrs	45.3 yrs
Median household income	$85,556	$74,583
Median home value	$551,800	$577,600
Median gross rent	$1,145	$1,497
Housing units	757	746
Homeownership rate	77.1%	83.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.9%	14.3%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Honokaa	Kapaau
Population	2,079 → 2,353 (+13.2%)	1,801 → 2,029 (+12.7%)
Median household income	$65,882 → $85,556 (+29.9%)	$61,548 → $74,583 (+21.2%)
Median home value	$350,900 → $551,800 (+57.3%)	$368,800 → $577,600 (+56.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,039 → $1,145 (+10.2%)	$1,102 → $1,497 (+35.8%)

Honokaa

Population

2,0792,353

Median household income

$65,882$85,556

Median home value

$350,900$551,800

Median gross rent

$1,039$1,145

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)

	Honokaa	Kapaau
Under 5	5.3%	1.7%
5 to 17	21.0%	15.7%
18 to 24	11.2%	11.1%
25 to 34	5.1%	9.3%
35 to 44	11.0%	11.4%
45 to 54	14.8%	13.1%
55 to 64	10.8%	11.4%
65 to 74	11.5%	15.1%
75 and over	9.3%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Honokaa	Kapaau
White (non-Hispanic)	16.1%	16.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	31.0%	24.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	5.4%	3.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	34.8%	25.0%
Hispanic or Latino	12.7%	29.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Honokaa	Kapaau
No high school diploma	11.1%	6.5%
High school graduate	35.9%	44.7%
Some college or associate's	35.1%	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Honokaa	Kapaau
Drove alone	58.6%	64.5%
Carpooled	35.4%	30.9%
Public transit	5.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.1%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Honokaa	Kapaau
1-unit, detached	92.3%	88.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	8.2%
5 to 19 units	0.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Honokaa	Kapaau
Poverty rate	5.3%	7.5%
Average household size	3.59	3.06
Mean commute (minutes)	34	27
Median year structure built	1962	1986