Laupahoehoe vs Volcano Golf Course

A side-by-side comparison of Laupahoehoe and Volcano Golf Course: population, income, housing, and more.

Laupahoehoe and Volcano Golf Course are places in Hawaii. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Laupahoehoe has the higher population (995 vs 909 in Volcano Golf Course). Volcano Golf Course has the higher median household income ($138,726 vs $66,071 in Laupahoehoe). Laupahoehoe has the higher median home value ($583,300 vs $516,700 in Volcano Golf Course).

Population, income & housing

	Laupahoehoe	Volcano Golf Course
Population	995	909
Median age	40.4 yrs	61.3 yrs
Median household income	$66,071	$138,726
Median home value	$583,300	$516,700
Median gross rent	$1,272	—
Housing units	447	446
Homeownership rate	69.0%	88.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.3%	52.9%
Unemployment rate	12.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laupahoehoe	Volcano Golf Course
Population	528 → 995 (+88.4%)	681 → 909 (+33.5%)
Median household income	$71,750 → $66,071 (-7.9%)	$85,938 → $138,726 (+61.4%)
Median home value	$454,100 → $583,300 (+28.5%)	$370,000 → $516,700 (+39.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,234 → $1,272 (+3.1%)	—

Laupahoehoe

Population

528995

Median household income

$71,750$66,071

Median home value

$454,100$583,300

Median gross rent

$1,234$1,272

Volcano Golf Course

Population

681909

Median household income

$85,938$138,726

Median home value

$370,000$516,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laupahoehoe	Volcano Golf Course
Under 5	6.6%	12.9%
5 to 17	15.8%	0.6%
18 to 24	3.0%	13.2%
25 to 34	17.7%	4.8%
35 to 44	14.5%	9.5%
45 to 54	2.3%	8.0%
55 to 64	18.5%	15.5%
65 to 74	15.0%	8.9%
75 and over	6.6%	26.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laupahoehoe	Volcano Golf Course
White (non-Hispanic)	30.7%	63.5%
Black or African American	2.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	19.2%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	13.2%	1.4%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	20.0%	10.2%
Hispanic or Latino	14.7%	23.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laupahoehoe	Volcano Golf Course
No high school diploma	10.6%	0.0%
High school graduate	35.4%	10.5%
Some college or associate's	27.6%	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	39.7%
Graduate or professional degree	14.7%	13.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laupahoehoe	Volcano Golf Course
Drove alone	77.8%	20.3%
Carpooled	12.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	78.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laupahoehoe	Volcano Golf Course
1-unit, detached	83.4%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	6.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Laupahoehoe	Volcano Golf Course
Poverty rate	26.4%	1.1%
Average household size	2.53	2.93
Mean commute (minutes)	44	34
Median year structure built	1971	1995