Hauula vs Kahuku

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

Hauula and Kahuku 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 2,425 in Kahuku). Hauula has the higher median household income ($113,571 vs $73,214 in Kahuku). Hauula has the higher median home value ($915,800 vs $769,100 in Kahuku).

Population, income & housing

	Hauula	Kahuku
Population	3,473	2,425
Median age	33.0 yrs	25.9 yrs
Median household income	$113,571	$73,214
Median home value	$915,800	$769,100
Median gross rent	$2,308	$1,366
Housing units	1,099	659
Homeownership rate	50.9%	58.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.7%	29.0%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	13.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hauula	Kahuku
Population	3,233 → 3,473 (+7.4%)	2,119 → 2,425 (+14.4%)
Median household income	$90,217 → $113,571 (+25.9%)	$81,447 → $73,214 (-10.1%)
Median home value	$669,700 → $915,800 (+36.7%)	$598,300 → $769,100 (+28.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,896 → $2,308 (+21.7%)	$1,044 → $1,366 (+30.8%)

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

Kahuku

Population

2,1192,425

Median household income

$81,447$73,214

Median home value

$598,300$769,100

Median gross rent

$1,044$1,366

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hauula	Kahuku
Under 5	7.7%	13.6%
5 to 17	25.1%	25.2%
18 to 24	7.6%	8.1%
25 to 34	12.3%	13.7%
35 to 44	11.8%	10.4%
45 to 54	14.8%	13.5%
55 to 64	6.2%	6.0%
65 to 74	10.2%	5.4%
75 and over	4.2%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hauula	Kahuku
White (non-Hispanic)	25.3%	13.3%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.0%	14.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	19.6%	29.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	35.8%	35.4%
Hispanic or Latino	13.5%	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hauula	Kahuku
No high school diploma	11.4%	4.3%
High school graduate	33.0%	41.3%
Some college or associate's	18.9%	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	18.2%	20.5%
Graduate or professional degree	18.5%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hauula	Kahuku
Drove alone	67.4%	67.0%
Carpooled	16.8%	15.9%
Public transit	7.1%	3.4%
Walked	1.4%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.6%
Worked from home	7.3%	10.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hauula	Kahuku
1-unit, detached	65.3%	78.3%
1-unit, attached	24.4%	12.6%
2 to 4 units	9.6%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hauula	Kahuku
Poverty rate	8.9%	11.4%
Average household size	3.97	3.97
Mean commute (minutes)	37	32
Median year structure built	1977	1981