Mauna Loa Estates vs Naalehu

A side-by-side comparison of Mauna Loa Estates and Naalehu: population, income, housing, and more.

Mauna Loa Estates and Naalehu are places in Hawaii. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mauna Loa Estates has the higher population (931 vs 837 in Naalehu). Naalehu has the higher median household income ($70,469 vs $41,509 in Mauna Loa Estates). Mauna Loa Estates has the higher median home value ($291,600 vs $215,600 in Naalehu).

Population, income & housing

	Mauna Loa Estates	Naalehu
Population	931	837
Median age	62.6 yrs	30.2 yrs
Median household income	$41,509	$70,469
Median home value	$291,600	$215,600
Median gross rent	$958	$1,551
Housing units	609	304
Homeownership rate	70.1%	68.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	54.4%	11.7%
Unemployment rate	19.4%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mauna Loa Estates	Naalehu
Population	1,134 → 931 (-17.9%)	962 → 837 (-13.0%)
Median household income	$34,464 → $41,509 (+20.4%)	$61,250 → $70,469 (+15.1%)
Median home value	$184,300 → $291,600 (+58.2%)	$172,400 → $215,600 (+25.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$889 → $1,551 (+74.5%)

Mauna Loa Estates

Population

1,134931

Median household income

$34,464$41,509

Median home value

$184,300$291,600

Naalehu

Population

962837

Median household income

$61,250$70,469

Median home value

$172,400$215,600

Median gross rent

$889$1,551

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mauna Loa Estates	Naalehu
Under 5	0.8%	9.2%
5 to 17	9.8%	26.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	9.8%
25 to 34	6.2%	9.3%
35 to 44	5.7%	8.1%
45 to 54	17.2%	15.1%
55 to 64	10.8%	11.1%
65 to 74	27.4%	5.3%
75 and over	22.1%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mauna Loa Estates	Naalehu
White (non-Hispanic)	45.2%	4.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	28.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	8.8%	6.6%
Some other race	5.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	34.9%	35.5%
Hispanic or Latino	6.0%	23.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mauna Loa Estates	Naalehu
No high school diploma	6.4%	9.8%
High school graduate	6.5%	47.4%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	31.5%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	22.9%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mauna Loa Estates	Naalehu
Drove alone	90.6%	49.7%
Carpooled	4.5%	34.2%
Public transit	0.0%	4.5%
Walked	4.9%	6.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.6%
Other means	0.0%	3.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mauna Loa Estates	Naalehu
1-unit, detached	100.0%	93.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Mauna Loa Estates	Naalehu
Poverty rate	15.4%	10.3%
Average household size	1.82	3.69
Mean commute (minutes)	20	44
Median year structure built	1993	1948