Kaloko vs Pahala

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

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

Pahala has the higher population (1,785 vs 1,555 in Kaloko). Kaloko has the higher median household income ($104,167 vs $71,908 in Pahala). Kaloko has the higher median home value ($1,143,400 vs $216,600 in Pahala).

Population, income & housing

	Kaloko	Pahala
Population	1,555	1,785
Median age	33.0 yrs	30.7 yrs
Median household income	$104,167	$71,908
Median home value	$1,143,400	$216,600
Median gross rent	$1,898	$650
Housing units	502	521
Homeownership rate	57.8%	82.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.3%	21.0%
Unemployment rate	10.9%	12.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kaloko	Pahala
Population	1,763 → 1,555 (-11.8%)	1,827 → 1,785 (-2.3%)
Median household income	$72,656 → $104,167 (+43.4%)	$65,302 → $71,908 (+10.1%)
Median home value	$781,300 → $1,143,400 (+46.3%)	$202,900 → $216,600 (+6.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,612 → $1,898 (+17.7%)	$825 → $650 (-21.2%)

Kaloko

Population

1,7631,555

Median household income

$72,656$104,167

Median home value

$781,300$1,143,400

Median gross rent

$1,612$1,898

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)

	Kaloko	Pahala
Under 5	6.4%	14.5%
5 to 17	19.4%	16.1%
18 to 24	2.1%	10.7%
25 to 34	23.1%	12.7%
35 to 44	11.1%	9.8%
45 to 54	9.2%	6.7%
55 to 64	14.0%	10.1%
65 to 74	10.0%	13.3%
75 and over	4.7%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kaloko	Pahala
White (non-Hispanic)	38.6%	7.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	13.9%	27.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6.1%	6.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	32.0%	25.4%
Hispanic or Latino	9.4%	31.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kaloko	Pahala
No high school diploma	7.9%	8.8%
High school graduate	31.6%	35.1%
Some college or associate's	38.2%	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	17.3%	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kaloko	Pahala
Drove alone	91.0%	69.7%
Carpooled	5.0%	16.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	11.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kaloko	Pahala
1-unit, detached	76.3%	86.9%
1-unit, attached	4.8%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	18.3%	10.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Kaloko	Pahala
Poverty rate	15.9%	9.2%
Average household size	3.49	3.96
Mean commute (minutes)	31	40
Median year structure built	1997	1975