Kaaawa vs Ko Olina

A side-by-side comparison of Kaaawa and Ko Olina: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ko Olina has the higher population (1,677 vs 1,259 in Kaaawa). Kaaawa has the higher median household income ($132,188 vs $125,577 in Ko Olina). Kaaawa has the higher median home value ($966,500 vs $885,500 in Ko Olina).

Population, income & housing

	Kaaawa	Ko Olina
Population	1,259	1,677
Median age	37.3 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$132,188	$125,577
Median home value	$966,500	$885,500
Median gross rent	$1,871	$3,501
Housing units	579	1,611
Homeownership rate	69.8%	63.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	54.8%	56.8%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kaaawa	Ko Olina
Population	1,132 → 1,259 (+11.2%)	1,742 → 1,677 (-3.7%)
Median household income	$83,125 → $132,188 (+59.0%)	$116,985 → $125,577 (+7.3%)
Median home value	$759,800 → $966,500 (+27.2%)	$657,600 → $885,500 (+34.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,887 → $1,871 (-0.8%)	$2,811 → $3,501 (+24.5%)

Kaaawa

Population

1,1321,259

Median household income

$83,125$132,188

Median home value

$759,800$966,500

Median gross rent

$1,887$1,871

Ko Olina

Population

1,7421,677

Median household income

$116,985$125,577

Median home value

$657,600$885,500

Median gross rent

$2,811$3,501

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kaaawa	Ko Olina
Under 5	3.5%	3.6%
5 to 17	19.1%	9.7%
18 to 24	3.3%	1.8%
25 to 34	20.7%	17.7%
35 to 44	15.6%	18.2%
45 to 54	12.5%	14.0%
55 to 64	11.4%	14.2%
65 to 74	11.0%	11.7%
75 and over	2.9%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kaaawa	Ko Olina
White (non-Hispanic)	36.5%	56.0%
Black or African American	0.7%	6.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.6%	16.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4.8%	0.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	39.9%	12.3%
Hispanic or Latino	11.5%	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kaaawa	Ko Olina
No high school diploma	2.6%	5.2%
High school graduate	11.3%	6.7%
Some college or associate's	31.3%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	36.2%	33.8%
Graduate or professional degree	18.6%	23.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kaaawa	Ko Olina
Drove alone	80.6%	69.7%
Carpooled	5.4%	9.5%
Public transit	6.0%	4.6%
Walked	1.5%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.2%
Worked from home	6.1%	9.6%
Other means	0.4%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kaaawa	Ko Olina
1-unit, detached	71.8%	8.4%
1-unit, attached	8.8%	20.4%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	19.6%
5 to 19 units	14.5%	29.4%
20 or more units	3.3%	22.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Kaaawa	Ko Olina
Poverty rate	13.2%	6.8%
Average household size	2.57	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	39	30
Median year structure built	1976	—