Hanamaulu vs Kapaa

A side-by-side comparison of Hanamaulu and Kapaa: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Kapaa has the higher population (10,886 vs 4,360 in Hanamaulu). Kapaa has the higher median household income ($89,440 vs $80,094 in Hanamaulu). Kapaa has the higher median home value ($821,500 vs $634,700 in Hanamaulu).

Population, income & housing

	Hanamaulu	Kapaa
Population	4,360	10,886
Median age	39.6 yrs	46.3 yrs
Median household income	$80,094	$89,440
Median home value	$634,700	$821,500
Median gross rent	$1,452	$1,997
Housing units	1,237	4,239
Homeownership rate	60.4%	64.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.9%	33.0%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hanamaulu	Kapaa
Population	5,150 → 4,360 (-15.3%)	10,580 → 10,886 (+2.9%)
Median household income	$69,821 → $80,094 (+14.7%)	$90,925 → $89,440 (-1.6%)
Median home value	$469,500 → $634,700 (+35.2%)	$543,900 → $821,500 (+51.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,146 → $1,452 (+26.7%)	$1,389 → $1,997 (+43.8%)

Hanamaulu

Population

5,1504,360

Median household income

$69,821$80,094

Median home value

$469,500$634,700

Median gross rent

$1,146$1,452

Kapaa

Population

10,58010,886

Median household income

$90,925$89,440

Median home value

$543,900$821,500

Median gross rent

$1,389$1,997

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hanamaulu	Kapaa
Under 5	2.6%	3.0%
5 to 17	15.6%	14.6%
18 to 24	12.1%	4.6%
25 to 34	14.1%	11.6%
35 to 44	16.5%	14.4%
45 to 54	11.2%	15.0%
55 to 64	10.2%	15.6%
65 to 74	7.8%	11.9%
75 and over	9.9%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hanamaulu	Kapaa
White (non-Hispanic)	6.5%	31.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	46.4%	34.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	11.7%	6.6%
Some other race	0.0%	1.2%
Two or more races	20.2%	17.3%
Hispanic or Latino	15.3%	8.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hanamaulu	Kapaa
No high school diploma	10.2%	5.6%
High school graduate	34.8%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	41.1%	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	22.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	10.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hanamaulu	Kapaa
Drove alone	67.5%	79.2%
Carpooled	28.1%	13.9%
Public transit	0.3%	0.9%
Walked	0.5%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.3%	4.9%
Other means	3.2%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hanamaulu	Kapaa
1-unit, detached	60.5%	76.1%
1-unit, attached	14.4%	5.3%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	18.1%	1.0%
20 or more units	0.4%	11.5%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hanamaulu	Kapaa
Poverty rate	9.1%	6.9%
Average household size	4.01	3.00
Mean commute (minutes)	18	25
Median year structure built	1975	1985