Nanawale Estates vs Papaikou

A side-by-side comparison of Nanawale Estates and Papaikou: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Nanawale Estates has the higher population (1,440 vs 1,325 in Papaikou). Papaikou has the higher median household income ($80,972 vs $24,980 in Nanawale Estates). Papaikou has the higher median home value ($431,100 vs $222,300 in Nanawale Estates).

Population, income & housing

	Nanawale Estates	Papaikou
Population	1,440	1,325
Median age	36.5 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$24,980	$80,972
Median home value	$222,300	$431,100
Median gross rent	$897	$1,489
Housing units	673	459
Homeownership rate	66.4%	70.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.4%	21.0%
Unemployment rate	10.8%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nanawale Estates	Papaikou
Population	1,707 → 1,440 (-15.6%)	971 → 1,325 (+36.5%)
Median household income	$52,614 → $24,980 (-52.5%)	$53,636 → $80,972 (+51.0%)
Median home value	$143,400 → $222,300 (+55.0%)	$247,200 → $431,100 (+74.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,078 → $897 (-16.8%)	$943 → $1,489 (+57.9%)

Nanawale Estates

Population

1,7071,440

Median household income

$52,614$24,980

Median home value

$143,400$222,300

Median gross rent

$1,078$897

Papaikou

Population

9711,325

Median household income

$53,636$80,972

Median home value

$247,200$431,100

Median gross rent

$943$1,489

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Nanawale Estates	Papaikou
Under 5	8.5%	3.0%
5 to 17	22.5%	17.0%
18 to 24	5.5%	8.8%
25 to 34	11.2%	17.4%
35 to 44	9.4%	14.1%
45 to 54	11.5%	13.0%
55 to 64	13.5%	13.5%
65 to 74	13.1%	10.0%
75 and over	4.9%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nanawale Estates	Papaikou
White (non-Hispanic)	21.5%	10.4%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	13.4%	29.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	17.6%	4.3%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	24.5%	47.1%
Hispanic or Latino	20.6%	8.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nanawale Estates	Papaikou
No high school diploma	20.4%	4.3%
High school graduate	32.1%	30.9%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	43.8%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nanawale Estates	Papaikou
Drove alone	83.6%	70.0%
Carpooled	4.6%	23.4%
Public transit	8.8%	1.4%
Walked	0.0%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	1.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nanawale Estates	Papaikou
1-unit, detached	91.7%	94.3%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Nanawale Estates	Papaikou
Poverty rate	47.2%	11.5%
Average household size	2.43	3.55
Mean commute (minutes)	37	26
Median year structure built	1986	1964