Kahuku vs Kalaeloa

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

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

Kalaeloa has the higher population (3,229 vs 2,425 in Kahuku). Kalaeloa has the higher median household income ($81,833 vs $73,214 in Kahuku). Since 2019, Kalaeloa's population has grown faster (+53716.7% vs +14.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Kahuku	Kalaeloa
Population	2,425	3,229
Median age	25.9 yrs	32.9 yrs
Median household income	$73,214	$81,833
Median home value	$769,100	—
Median gross rent	$1,366	$3,068
Housing units	659	916
Homeownership rate	58.1%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.0%	22.0%
Unemployment rate	13.2%	11.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kahuku	Kalaeloa
Population	2,119 → 2,425 (+14.4%)	6 → 3,229 (+53716.7%)
Median household income	$81,447 → $73,214 (-10.1%)	$61,579 → $81,833 (+32.9%)
Median home value	$598,300 → $769,100 (+28.5%)	—
Median gross rent	$1,044 → $1,366 (+30.8%)	$2,506 → $3,068 (+22.4%)

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

Kalaeloa

Population

63,229

Median household income

$61,579$81,833

Median gross rent

$2,506$3,068

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kahuku	Kalaeloa
Under 5	13.6%	3.5%
5 to 17	25.2%	21.8%
18 to 24	8.1%	11.0%
25 to 34	13.7%	17.8%
35 to 44	10.4%	18.7%
45 to 54	13.5%	11.1%
55 to 64	6.0%	10.6%
65 to 74	5.4%	4.4%
75 and over	4.1%	1.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kahuku	Kalaeloa
White (non-Hispanic)	13.3%	17.2%
Black or African American	0.6%	6.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	14.1%	6.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	29.0%	32.7%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	35.4%	23.2%
Hispanic or Latino	7.6%	13.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kahuku	Kalaeloa
No high school diploma	4.3%	4.8%
High school graduate	41.3%	36.1%
Some college or associate's	25.3%	37.1%
Bachelor's degree	20.5%	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kahuku	Kalaeloa
Drove alone	67.0%	58.2%
Carpooled	15.9%	17.1%
Public transit	3.4%	9.9%
Walked	1.8%	1.3%
Bicycle	1.6%	0.5%
Worked from home	10.3%	9.7%
Other means	0.0%	3.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kahuku	Kalaeloa
1-unit, detached	78.3%	1.9%
1-unit, attached	12.6%	25.4%
2 to 4 units	8.0%	27.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.2%
20 or more units	1.1%	36.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Kahuku	Kalaeloa
Poverty rate	11.4%	18.8%
Average household size	3.97	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	32	37
Median year structure built	1981	1976