Kahuku vs Wheeler AFB

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

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

Kahuku has the higher population (2,425 vs 2,196 in Wheeler AFB). Wheeler AFB has the higher median household income ($88,409 vs $73,214 in Kahuku). Since 2019, Kahuku's population has grown faster (+14.4% vs -5.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Kahuku	Wheeler AFB
Population	2,425	2,196
Median age	25.9 yrs	24.1 yrs
Median household income	$73,214	$88,409
Median home value	$769,100	—
Median gross rent	$1,366	$2,790
Housing units	659	871
Homeownership rate	58.1%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.0%	29.3%
Unemployment rate	13.2%	7.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kahuku	Wheeler AFB
Population	2,119 → 2,425 (+14.4%)	2,331 → 2,196 (-5.8%)
Median household income	$81,447 → $73,214 (-10.1%)	$66,163 → $88,409 (+33.6%)
Median home value	$598,300 → $769,100 (+28.5%)	—
Median gross rent	$1,044 → $1,366 (+30.8%)	$2,803 → $2,790 (-0.5%)

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

Wheeler AFB

Population

2,3312,196

Median household income

$66,163$88,409

Median gross rent

$2,803$2,790

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kahuku	Wheeler AFB
Under 5	13.6%	11.5%
5 to 17	25.2%	15.8%
18 to 24	8.1%	30.5%
25 to 34	13.7%	24.2%
35 to 44	10.4%	8.5%
45 to 54	13.5%	8.8%
55 to 64	6.0%	0.5%
65 to 74	5.4%	0.2%
75 and over	4.1%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kahuku	Wheeler AFB
White (non-Hispanic)	13.3%	52.7%
Black or African American	0.6%	9.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	14.1%	4.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	29.0%	3.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	35.4%	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino	7.6%	21.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kahuku	Wheeler AFB
No high school diploma	4.3%	1.3%
High school graduate	41.3%	16.9%
Some college or associate's	25.3%	52.4%
Bachelor's degree	20.5%	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	10.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kahuku	Wheeler AFB
Drove alone	67.0%	78.3%
Carpooled	15.9%	9.0%
Public transit	3.4%	0.5%
Walked	1.8%	6.2%
Bicycle	1.6%	0.1%
Worked from home	10.3%	2.8%
Other means	0.0%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kahuku	Wheeler AFB
1-unit, detached	78.3%	14.4%
1-unit, attached	12.6%	46.3%
2 to 4 units	8.0%	32.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.4%
20 or more units	1.1%	4.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Kahuku	Wheeler AFB
Poverty rate	11.4%	1.8%
Average household size	3.97	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	32	15
Median year structure built	1981	1975