Hauula vs Helemano

A side-by-side comparison of Hauula and Helemano: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hauula has the higher population (3,473 vs 3,206 in Helemano). Hauula has the higher median household income ($113,571 vs $82,659 in Helemano). Since 2019, Hauula's population has grown faster (+7.4% vs +3.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Hauula	Helemano
Population	3,473	3,206
Median age	33.0 yrs	23.0 yrs
Median household income	$113,571	$82,659
Median home value	$915,800	—
Median gross rent	$2,308	$3,037
Housing units	1,099	1,339
Homeownership rate	50.9%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.7%	22.3%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	15.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hauula	Helemano
Population	3,233 → 3,473 (+7.4%)	3,089 → 3,206 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$90,217 → $113,571 (+25.9%)	$71,368 → $82,659 (+15.8%)
Median home value	$669,700 → $915,800 (+36.7%)	—
Median gross rent	$1,896 → $2,308 (+21.7%)	$2,454 → $3,037 (+23.8%)

Hauula

Population

3,2333,473

Median household income

$90,217$113,571

Median home value

$669,700$915,800

Median gross rent

$1,896$2,308

Helemano

Population

3,0893,206

Median household income

$71,368$82,659

Median gross rent

$2,454$3,037

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hauula	Helemano
Under 5	7.7%	18.8%
5 to 17	25.1%	13.3%
18 to 24	7.6%	25.5%
25 to 34	12.3%	31.4%
35 to 44	11.8%	5.7%
45 to 54	14.8%	2.4%
55 to 64	6.2%	2.3%
65 to 74	10.2%	0.2%
75 and over	4.2%	0.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hauula	Helemano
White (non-Hispanic)	25.3%	44.1%
Black or African American	0.8%	18.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.4%
Asian	5.0%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	19.6%	0.6%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	35.8%	10.6%
Hispanic or Latino	13.5%	22.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hauula	Helemano
No high school diploma	11.4%	0.9%
High school graduate	33.0%	15.6%
Some college or associate's	18.9%	61.2%
Bachelor's degree	18.2%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	18.5%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hauula	Helemano
Drove alone	67.4%	76.8%
Carpooled	16.8%	15.8%
Public transit	7.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	3.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hauula	Helemano
1-unit, detached	65.3%	3.5%
1-unit, attached	24.4%	48.6%
2 to 4 units	9.6%	46.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hauula	Helemano
Poverty rate	8.9%	7.2%
Average household size	3.97	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	37	20
Median year structure built	1977	1995