Kapaau vs Pahala

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

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

Kapaau has the higher population (2,029 vs 1,785 in Pahala). Kapaau has the higher median household income ($74,583 vs $71,908 in Pahala). Kapaau has the higher median home value ($577,600 vs $216,600 in Pahala).

Population, income & housing

	Kapaau	Pahala
Population	2,029	1,785
Median age	45.3 yrs	30.7 yrs
Median household income	$74,583	$71,908
Median home value	$577,600	$216,600
Median gross rent	$1,497	$650
Housing units	746	521
Homeownership rate	83.1%	82.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.3%	21.0%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	12.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kapaau	Pahala
Population	1,801 → 2,029 (+12.7%)	1,827 → 1,785 (-2.3%)
Median household income	$61,548 → $74,583 (+21.2%)	$65,302 → $71,908 (+10.1%)
Median home value	$368,800 → $577,600 (+56.6%)	$202,900 → $216,600 (+6.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,102 → $1,497 (+35.8%)	$825 → $650 (-21.2%)

Kapaau

Population

1,8012,029

Median household income

$61,548$74,583

Median home value

$368,800$577,600

Median gross rent

$1,102$1,497

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)

	Kapaau	Pahala
Under 5	1.7%	14.5%
5 to 17	15.7%	16.1%
18 to 24	11.1%	10.7%
25 to 34	9.3%	12.7%
35 to 44	11.4%	9.8%
45 to 54	13.1%	6.7%
55 to 64	11.4%	10.1%
65 to 74	15.1%	13.3%
75 and over	11.1%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kapaau	Pahala
White (non-Hispanic)	16.3%	7.1%
Black or African American	1.0%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	24.6%	27.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3.2%	6.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	25.0%	25.4%
Hispanic or Latino	29.9%	31.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kapaau	Pahala
No high school diploma	6.5%	8.8%
High school graduate	44.7%	35.1%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kapaau	Pahala
Drove alone	64.5%	69.7%
Carpooled	30.9%	16.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.1%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	11.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kapaau	Pahala
1-unit, detached	88.7%	86.9%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	8.2%	10.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Kapaau	Pahala
Poverty rate	7.5%	9.2%
Average household size	3.06	3.96
Mean commute (minutes)	27	40
Median year structure built	1986	1975