Puako vs Seaview

A side-by-side comparison of Puako and Seaview: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Puako has the higher population (302 vs 293 in Seaview). Puako has the higher median home value ($1,781,300 vs $256,700 in Seaview). Since 2019, Seaview's population has grown faster (+55.9% vs -66.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Puako	Seaview
Population	302	293
Median age	63.1 yrs	64.2 yrs
Median household income	$116,250	—
Median home value	$1,781,300	$256,700
Median gross rent	$1,964	$1,076
Housing units	291	241
Homeownership rate	73.4%	67.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.8%	41.2%
Unemployment rate	17.8%	27.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Puako	Seaview
Population	908 → 302 (-66.7%)	188 → 293 (+55.9%)
Median household income	$106,731 → $116,250 (+8.9%)	$16,944 → $18,611 (+9.8%)
Median home value	$879,200 → $1,781,300 (+102.6%)	$153,900 → $256,700 (+66.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,934 → $1,964 (+1.6%)	—

Puako

Population

908302

Median household income

$106,731$116,250

Median home value

$879,200$1,781,300

Median gross rent

$1,934$1,964

Seaview

Population

188293

Median household income

$16,944$18,611

Median home value

$153,900$256,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Puako	Seaview
Under 5	0.0%	0.3%
5 to 17	8.6%	2.7%
18 to 24	7.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	2.3%	4.1%
35 to 44	2.0%	15.4%
45 to 54	15.6%	16.7%
55 to 64	20.2%	14.7%
65 to 74	31.8%	37.5%
75 and over	12.6%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Puako	Seaview
White (non-Hispanic)	68.2%	76.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.7%
Asian	13.2%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.7%	1.0%
Some other race	1.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.6%	15.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Puako	Seaview
No high school diploma	1.6%	3.5%
High school graduate	13.7%	18.3%
Some college or associate's	23.9%	37.0%
Bachelor's degree	38.8%	21.5%
Graduate or professional degree	22.0%	19.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Puako	Seaview
Drove alone	64.8%	45.9%
Carpooled	5.7%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.4%
Bicycle	6.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.2%	48.6%
Other means	4.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Puako	Seaview
1-unit, detached	80.8%	95.0%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	15.1%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Puako	Seaview
Poverty rate	8.9%	33.8%
Average household size	1.96	1.42
Mean commute (minutes)	35	48
Median year structure built	1982	2002