Mauna Loa Estates vs Royal Hawaiian Estates

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

Mauna Loa Estates and Royal Hawaiian Estates 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 889 in Royal Hawaiian Estates). Royal Hawaiian Estates has the higher median household income ($61,477 vs $41,509 in Mauna Loa Estates). Mauna Loa Estates has the higher median home value ($291,600 vs $243,800 in Royal Hawaiian Estates).

Population, income & housing

	Mauna Loa Estates	Royal Hawaiian Estates
Population	931	889
Median age	62.6 yrs	47.9 yrs
Median household income	$41,509	$61,477
Median home value	$291,600	$243,800
Median gross rent	$958	—
Housing units	609	456
Homeownership rate	70.1%	74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	54.4%	18.3%
Unemployment rate	19.4%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mauna Loa Estates	Royal Hawaiian Estates
Population	1,134 → 931 (-17.9%)	1,303 → 889 (-31.8%)
Median household income	$34,464 → $41,509 (+20.4%)	$56,971 → $61,477 (+7.9%)
Median home value	$184,300 → $291,600 (+58.2%)	$188,700 → $243,800 (+29.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,347 → $1,396 (+3.6%)

Mauna Loa Estates

Population

1,134931

Median household income

$34,464$41,509

Median home value

$184,300$291,600

Royal Hawaiian Estates

Population

1,303889

Median household income

$56,971$61,477

Median home value

$188,700$243,800

Median gross rent

$1,347$1,396

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mauna Loa Estates	Royal Hawaiian Estates
Under 5	0.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	9.8%	17.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	6.2%	28.0%
35 to 44	5.7%	3.0%
45 to 54	17.2%	10.2%
55 to 64	10.8%	19.2%
65 to 74	27.4%	19.2%
75 and over	22.1%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mauna Loa Estates	Royal Hawaiian Estates
White (non-Hispanic)	45.2%	21.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	6.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	8.8%	8.8%
Some other race	5.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	34.9%	42.9%
Hispanic or Latino	6.0%	19.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mauna Loa Estates	Royal Hawaiian Estates
No high school diploma	6.4%	17.6%
High school graduate	6.5%	43.1%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	21.1%
Bachelor's degree	31.5%	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	22.9%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mauna Loa Estates	Royal Hawaiian Estates
Drove alone	90.6%	79.0%
Carpooled	4.5%	3.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	17.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mauna Loa Estates	Royal Hawaiian Estates
1-unit, detached	100.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
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

	Mauna Loa Estates	Royal Hawaiian Estates
Poverty rate	15.4%	11.5%
Average household size	1.82	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	20	19
Median year structure built	1993	1998