Honokaa vs Pahala

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

Honokaa and Pahala 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 1,785 in Pahala). Honokaa has the higher median household income ($85,556 vs $71,908 in Pahala). Honokaa has the higher median home value ($551,800 vs $216,600 in Pahala).

Population, income & housing

	Honokaa	Pahala
Population	2,353	1,785
Median age	41.1 yrs	30.7 yrs
Median household income	$85,556	$71,908
Median home value	$551,800	$216,600
Median gross rent	$1,145	$650
Housing units	757	521
Homeownership rate	77.1%	82.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.9%	21.0%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	12.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Honokaa	Pahala
Population	2,079 → 2,353 (+13.2%)	1,827 → 1,785 (-2.3%)
Median household income	$65,882 → $85,556 (+29.9%)	$65,302 → $71,908 (+10.1%)
Median home value	$350,900 → $551,800 (+57.3%)	$202,900 → $216,600 (+6.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,039 → $1,145 (+10.2%)	$825 → $650 (-21.2%)

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

Pahala

Population

1,8271,785

Median household income

$65,302$71,908

Median home value

$202,900$216,600

Median gross rent

$825$650

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Honokaa	Pahala
Under 5	5.3%	14.5%
5 to 17	21.0%	16.1%
18 to 24	11.2%	10.7%
25 to 34	5.1%	12.7%
35 to 44	11.0%	9.8%
45 to 54	14.8%	6.7%
55 to 64	10.8%	10.1%
65 to 74	11.5%	13.3%
75 and over	9.3%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Honokaa	Pahala
White (non-Hispanic)	16.1%	7.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	31.0%	27.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	5.4%	6.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	34.8%	25.4%
Hispanic or Latino	12.7%	31.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Honokaa	Pahala
No high school diploma	11.1%	8.8%
High school graduate	35.9%	35.1%
Some college or associate's	35.1%	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Honokaa	Pahala
Drove alone	58.6%	69.7%
Carpooled	35.4%	16.1%
Public transit	5.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.7%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	11.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Honokaa	Pahala
1-unit, detached	92.3%	86.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	10.9%
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	Pahala
Poverty rate	5.3%	9.2%
Average household size	3.59	3.96
Mean commute (minutes)	34	40
Median year structure built	1962	1975