Kaloko vs Pahoa

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

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

Kaloko has the higher population (1,555 vs 1,430 in Pahoa). Kaloko has the higher median household income ($104,167 vs $55,903 in Pahoa). Kaloko has the higher median home value ($1,143,400 vs $312,500 in Pahoa).

Population, income & housing

	Kaloko	Pahoa
Population	1,555	1,430
Median age	33.0 yrs	45.4 yrs
Median household income	$104,167	$55,903
Median home value	$1,143,400	$312,500
Median gross rent	$1,898	$819
Housing units	502	457
Homeownership rate	57.8%	82.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.3%	23.9%
Unemployment rate	10.9%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kaloko	Pahoa
Population	1,763 → 1,555 (-11.8%)	805 → 1,430 (+77.6%)
Median household income	$72,656 → $104,167 (+43.4%)	$48,816 → $55,903 (+14.5%)
Median home value	$781,300 → $1,143,400 (+46.3%)	$228,400 → $312,500 (+36.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,612 → $1,898 (+17.7%)	$838 → $819 (-2.3%)

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

Pahoa

Population

8051,430

Median household income

$48,816$55,903

Median home value

$228,400$312,500

Median gross rent

$838$819

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kaloko	Pahoa
Under 5	6.4%	6.0%
5 to 17	19.4%	16.2%
18 to 24	2.1%	8.6%
25 to 34	23.1%	7.0%
35 to 44	11.1%	11.4%
45 to 54	9.2%	12.8%
55 to 64	14.0%	13.9%
65 to 74	10.0%	15.3%
75 and over	4.7%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kaloko	Pahoa
White (non-Hispanic)	38.6%	23.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	13.9%	45.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6.1%	3.1%
Some other race	0.0%	7.3%
Two or more races	32.0%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	9.4%	15.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kaloko	Pahoa
No high school diploma	7.9%	11.6%
High school graduate	31.6%	36.6%
Some college or associate's	38.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	17.3%	22.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kaloko	Pahoa
Drove alone	91.0%	94.8%
Carpooled	5.0%	1.8%
Public transit	0.0%	1.1%
Walked	0.0%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	1.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kaloko	Pahoa
1-unit, detached	76.3%	89.3%
1-unit, attached	4.8%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	18.3%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Kaloko	Pahoa
Poverty rate	15.9%	33.6%
Average household size	3.49	3.36
Mean commute (minutes)	31	24
Median year structure built	1997	1974