Ko Olina vs Punaluu

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

Ko Olina and Punaluu 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 855 in Punaluu). Ko Olina has the higher median household income ($125,577 vs $88,611 in Punaluu). Ko Olina has the higher median home value ($885,500 vs $828,700 in Punaluu).

Population, income & housing

	Ko Olina	Punaluu
Population	1,677	855
Median age	43.9 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$125,577	$88,611
Median home value	$885,500	$828,700
Median gross rent	$3,501	$2,030
Housing units	1,611	581
Homeownership rate	63.5%	51.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.8%	28.6%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ko Olina	Punaluu
Population	1,742 → 1,677 (-3.7%)	1,071 → 855 (-20.2%)
Median household income	$116,985 → $125,577 (+7.3%)	$62,361 → $88,611 (+42.1%)
Median home value	$657,600 → $885,500 (+34.7%)	$648,400 → $828,700 (+27.8%)
Median gross rent	$2,811 → $3,501 (+24.5%)	$1,422 → $2,030 (+42.8%)

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

Punaluu

Population

1,071855

Median household income

$62,361$88,611

Median home value

$648,400$828,700

Median gross rent

$1,422$2,030

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ko Olina	Punaluu
Under 5	3.6%	5.7%
5 to 17	9.7%	15.7%
18 to 24	1.8%	5.0%
25 to 34	17.7%	17.3%
35 to 44	18.2%	13.3%
45 to 54	14.0%	8.3%
55 to 64	14.2%	14.5%
65 to 74	11.7%	11.0%
75 and over	9.1%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ko Olina	Punaluu
White (non-Hispanic)	56.0%	32.5%
Black or African American	6.9%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	16.0%	10.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	14.5%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	12.3%	32.4%
Hispanic or Latino	8.2%	9.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ko Olina	Punaluu
No high school diploma	5.2%	3.2%
High school graduate	6.7%	37.7%
Some college or associate's	31.3%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	33.8%	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	23.0%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ko Olina	Punaluu
Drove alone	69.7%	63.8%
Carpooled	9.5%	17.1%
Public transit	4.6%	1.2%
Walked	2.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	3.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.6%	17.8%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ko Olina	Punaluu
1-unit, detached	8.4%	47.2%
1-unit, attached	20.4%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	19.6%	6.7%
5 to 19 units	29.4%	0.9%
20 or more units	22.2%	39.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Ko Olina	Punaluu
Poverty rate	6.8%	11.6%
Average household size	2.06	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	30	37
Median year structure built	—	1976