East Kapolei vs West Loch Estate

A side-by-side comparison of East Kapolei and West Loch Estate: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Loch Estate has the higher population (6,441 vs 6,200 in East Kapolei). West Loch Estate has the higher median household income ($124,009 vs $116,339 in East Kapolei). West Loch Estate has the higher median home value ($833,500 vs $743,600 in East Kapolei).

Population, income & housing

	East Kapolei	West Loch Estate
Population	6,200	6,441
Median age	27.8 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$116,339	$124,009
Median home value	$743,600	$833,500
Median gross rent	$1,947	$2,685
Housing units	1,793	1,740
Homeownership rate	48.8%	68.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.5%	25.3%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Kapolei	West Loch Estate
Population	2,127 → 6,200 (+191.5%)	6,139 → 6,441 (+4.9%)
Median household income	$79,280 → $116,339 (+46.7%)	$106,938 → $124,009 (+16.0%)
Median home value	$685,800 → $743,600 (+8.4%)	$613,000 → $833,500 (+36.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,162 → $1,947 (+67.6%)	$1,243 → $2,685 (+116.0%)

East Kapolei

Population

2,1276,200

Median household income

$79,280$116,339

Median home value

$685,800$743,600

Median gross rent

$1,162$1,947

West Loch Estate

Population

6,1396,441

Median household income

$106,938$124,009

Median home value

$613,000$833,500

Median gross rent

$1,243$2,685

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Kapolei	West Loch Estate
Under 5	8.6%	5.0%
5 to 17	24.3%	19.1%
18 to 24	12.5%	7.3%
25 to 34	24.3%	17.3%
35 to 44	14.9%	8.3%
45 to 54	5.9%	9.5%
55 to 64	6.1%	13.9%
65 to 74	2.7%	10.9%
75 and over	0.8%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Kapolei	West Loch Estate
White (non-Hispanic)	8.5%	3.4%
Black or African American	0.3%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	0.0%
Asian	32.5%	46.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	13.5%	9.5%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	31.0%	25.9%
Hispanic or Latino	12.8%	13.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Kapolei	West Loch Estate
No high school diploma	10.0%	8.1%
High school graduate	32.6%	31.4%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	18.3%	17.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Kapolei	West Loch Estate
Drove alone	65.9%	67.7%
Carpooled	24.6%	16.6%
Public transit	1.8%	3.2%
Walked	0.0%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	3.8%
Other means	3.2%	8.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Kapolei	West Loch Estate
1-unit, detached	41.8%	73.4%
1-unit, attached	6.5%	7.6%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	24.0%	17.8%
20 or more units	22.9%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Kapolei	West Loch Estate
Poverty rate	7.6%	7.2%
Average household size	3.45	3.79
Mean commute (minutes)	32	33
Median year structure built	2015	1992