Kamaili vs Puako

A side-by-side comparison of Kamaili and Puako: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Puako has the higher population (302 vs 152 in Kamaili). Since 2019, Kamaili's population has grown faster (+15.2% vs -66.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Kamaili	Puako
Population	152	302
Median age	68.1 yrs	63.1 yrs
Median household income	—	$116,250
Median home value	—	$1,781,300
Median gross rent	—	$1,964
Housing units	131	291
Homeownership rate	100.0%	73.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.7%	60.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	17.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kamaili	Puako
Population	132 → 152 (+15.2%)	908 → 302 (-66.7%)
Median household income	—	$106,731 → $116,250 (+8.9%)
Median home value	$294,200 → $267,600 (-9.0%)	$879,200 → $1,781,300 (+102.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,934 → $1,964 (+1.6%)

Kamaili

Population

132152

Median home value

$294,200$267,600

Puako

Population

908302

Median household income

$106,731$116,250

Median home value

$879,200$1,781,300

Median gross rent

$1,934$1,964

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kamaili	Puako
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	8.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	7.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	2.3%
35 to 44	21.7%	2.0%
45 to 54	21.7%	15.6%
55 to 64	3.9%	20.2%
65 to 74	44.1%	31.8%
75 and over	8.6%	12.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kamaili	Puako
White (non-Hispanic)	78.3%	68.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	0.0%	13.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	21.7%	0.7%
Some other race	0.0%	1.7%
Two or more races	0.0%	11.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kamaili	Puako
No high school diploma	0.0%	1.6%
High school graduate	21.7%	13.7%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	26.3%	38.8%
Graduate or professional degree	18.4%	22.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kamaili	Puako
Drove alone	100.0%	64.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	6.8%
Worked from home	0.0%	18.2%
Other means	0.0%	4.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kamaili	Puako
1-unit, detached	100.0%	80.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	15.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Kamaili	Puako
Poverty rate	56.6%	8.9%
Average household size	1.92	1.96
Mean commute (minutes)	—	35
Median year structure built	1992	1982