Halawa vs Royal Kunia

A side-by-side comparison of Halawa and Royal Kunia: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Halawa has the higher population (13,809 vs 13,687 in Royal Kunia). Royal Kunia has the higher median household income ($133,579 vs $102,987 in Halawa). Halawa has the higher median home value ($1,005,400 vs $833,000 in Royal Kunia).

Population, income & housing

	Halawa	Royal Kunia
Population	13,809	13,687
Median age	47.6 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	$102,987	$133,579
Median home value	$1,005,400	$833,000
Median gross rent	$1,619	$2,806
Housing units	5,021	4,384
Homeownership rate	68.2%	79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.7%	32.9%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Halawa	Royal Kunia
Population	14,453 → 13,809 (-4.5%)	14,565 → 13,687 (-6.0%)
Median household income	$101,010 → $102,987 (+2.0%)	$116,290 → $133,579 (+14.9%)
Median home value	$785,200 → $1,005,400 (+28.0%)	$624,900 → $833,000 (+33.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,761 → $1,619 (-8.1%)	$2,368 → $2,806 (+18.5%)

Halawa

Population

14,45313,809

Median household income

$101,010$102,987

Median home value

$785,200$1,005,400

Median gross rent

$1,761$1,619

Royal Kunia

Population

14,56513,687

Median household income

$116,290$133,579

Median home value

$624,900$833,000

Median gross rent

$2,368$2,806

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Halawa	Royal Kunia
Under 5	4.0%	3.3%
5 to 17	11.7%	16.5%
18 to 24	7.8%	9.8%
25 to 34	14.5%	10.9%
35 to 44	9.2%	11.2%
45 to 54	13.9%	13.9%
55 to 64	12.6%	15.8%
65 to 74	13.6%	12.6%
75 and over	12.6%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Halawa	Royal Kunia
White (non-Hispanic)	8.1%	6.7%
Black or African American	0.5%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	54.8%	58.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	10.9%	7.2%
Some other race	1.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	17.3%	16.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6.7%	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Halawa	Royal Kunia
No high school diploma	8.6%	6.2%
High school graduate	29.1%	23.7%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	37.2%
Bachelor's degree	19.5%	23.9%
Graduate or professional degree	11.2%	9.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Halawa	Royal Kunia
Drove alone	66.6%	71.2%
Carpooled	15.5%	15.3%
Public transit	3.9%	5.6%
Walked	2.6%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	5.3%
Other means	5.6%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Halawa	Royal Kunia
1-unit, detached	56.6%	78.5%
1-unit, attached	9.5%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	7.9%
5 to 19 units	19.3%	12.5%
20 or more units	7.3%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Halawa	Royal Kunia
Poverty rate	9.3%	4.0%
Average household size	2.81	3.31
Mean commute (minutes)	24	32
Median year structure built	1971	1989