East Honolulu vs Kailua

A side-by-side comparison of East Honolulu and Kailua: population, income, housing, and more.

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

East Honolulu has the higher population (50,961 vs 39,762 in Kailua). East Honolulu has the higher median household income ($158,398 vs $146,615 in Kailua). Kailua has the higher median home value ($1,239,000 vs $1,172,300 in East Honolulu).

Population, income & housing

	East Honolulu	Kailua
Population	50,961	39,762
Median age	49.3 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$158,398	$146,615
Median home value	$1,172,300	$1,239,000
Median gross rent	$3,249	$3,068
Housing units	19,432	14,672
Homeownership rate	83.5%	74.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.6%	54.7%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Honolulu	Kailua
Population	47,540 → 50,961 (+7.2%)	37,586 → 39,762 (+5.8%)
Median household income	$133,165 → $158,398 (+18.9%)	$114,292 → $146,615 (+28.3%)
Median home value	$959,800 → $1,172,300 (+22.1%)	$959,200 → $1,239,000 (+29.2%)
Median gross rent	$2,666 → $3,249 (+21.9%)	$2,500 → $3,068 (+22.7%)

East Honolulu

Population

47,54050,961

Median household income

$133,165$158,398

Median home value

$959,800$1,172,300

Median gross rent

$2,666$3,249

Kailua

Population

37,58639,762

Median household income

$114,292$146,615

Median home value

$959,200$1,239,000

Median gross rent

$2,500$3,068

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Honolulu	Kailua
Under 5	4.0%	5.4%
5 to 17	15.3%	15.8%
18 to 24	5.8%	5.9%
25 to 34	8.0%	10.7%
35 to 44	11.3%	15.3%
45 to 54	14.5%	11.6%
55 to 64	14.0%	12.9%
65 to 74	12.4%	12.2%
75 and over	14.7%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Honolulu	Kailua
White (non-Hispanic)	23.4%	41.4%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	45.7%	21.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3.3%	4.2%
Some other race	0.1%	1.0%
Two or more races	21.5%	24.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Honolulu	Kailua
No high school diploma	2.6%	2.4%
High school graduate	13.9%	17.6%
Some college or associate's	22.9%	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	33.8%	28.7%
Graduate or professional degree	26.8%	26.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Honolulu	Kailua
Drove alone	64.2%	72.8%
Carpooled	13.9%	11.0%
Public transit	1.8%	2.1%
Walked	1.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.6%
Worked from home	16.7%	11.5%
Other means	2.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Honolulu	Kailua
1-unit, detached	70.2%	74.1%
1-unit, attached	9.2%	9.1%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	3.6%
20 or more units	13.1%	8.3%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	East Honolulu	Kailua
Poverty rate	4.1%	4.1%
Average household size	2.82	2.91
Mean commute (minutes)	31	29
Median year structure built	1975	1966