Kahaluu-Keauhou vs Waimea

A side-by-side comparison of Kahaluu-Keauhou and Waimea: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Waimea has the higher population (10,242 vs 6,670 in Kahaluu-Keauhou). Kahaluu-Keauhou has the higher median household income ($93,594 vs $89,268 in Waimea). Kahaluu-Keauhou has the higher median home value ($830,600 vs $652,900 in Waimea).

Population, income & housing

	Kahaluu-Keauhou	Waimea
Population	6,670	10,242
Median age	51.0 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$93,594	$89,268
Median home value	$830,600	$652,900
Median gross rent	$2,005	$2,039
Housing units	3,509	3,876
Homeownership rate	76.0%	72.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.7%	39.9%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kahaluu-Keauhou	Waimea
Population	5,291 → 6,670 (+26.1%)	11,908 → 10,242 (-14.0%)
Median household income	$86,715 → $93,594 (+7.9%)	$91,074 → $89,268 (-2.0%)
Median home value	$657,300 → $830,600 (+26.4%)	$449,200 → $652,900 (+45.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,719 → $2,005 (+16.6%)	$1,569 → $2,039 (+30.0%)

Kahaluu-Keauhou

Population

5,2916,670

Median household income

$86,715$93,594

Median home value

$657,300$830,600

Median gross rent

$1,719$2,005

Waimea

Population

11,90810,242

Median household income

$91,074$89,268

Median home value

$449,200$652,900

Median gross rent

$1,569$2,039

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kahaluu-Keauhou	Waimea
Under 5	6.3%	7.2%
5 to 17	13.1%	17.4%
18 to 24	4.0%	4.2%
25 to 34	7.2%	9.6%
35 to 44	12.2%	16.1%
45 to 54	10.4%	13.7%
55 to 64	14.6%	10.9%
65 to 74	21.6%	11.7%
75 and over	10.5%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kahaluu-Keauhou	Waimea
White (non-Hispanic)	49.3%	19.9%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	23.4%	24.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4.8%	11.8%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	14.2%	35.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.0%	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kahaluu-Keauhou	Waimea
No high school diploma	5.1%	5.4%
High school graduate	22.2%	28.3%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	28.0%	22.5%
Graduate or professional degree	17.6%	17.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kahaluu-Keauhou	Waimea
Drove alone	71.5%	68.0%
Carpooled	10.7%	14.0%
Public transit	0.0%	1.6%
Walked	1.7%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	15.3%	15.1%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kahaluu-Keauhou	Waimea
1-unit, detached	51.4%	83.5%
1-unit, attached	6.0%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	18.5%	1.5%
20 or more units	16.8%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Kahaluu-Keauhou	Waimea
Poverty rate	10.4%	12.4%
Average household size	3.13	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	26	29
Median year structure built	1982	1993