Hanamaulu vs Lihue

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

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

Lihue has the higher population (7,847 vs 4,360 in Hanamaulu). Hanamaulu has the higher median household income ($80,094 vs $77,420 in Lihue). Lihue has the higher median home value ($843,900 vs $634,700 in Hanamaulu).

Population, income & housing

	Hanamaulu	Lihue
Population	4,360	7,847
Median age	39.6 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$80,094	$77,420
Median home value	$634,700	$843,900
Median gross rent	$1,452	$1,989
Housing units	1,237	2,875
Homeownership rate	60.4%	62.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.9%	40.5%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hanamaulu	Lihue
Population	5,150 → 4,360 (-15.3%)	7,267 → 7,847 (+8.0%)
Median household income	$69,821 → $80,094 (+14.7%)	$77,845 → $77,420 (-0.5%)
Median home value	$469,500 → $634,700 (+35.2%)	$611,000 → $843,900 (+38.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,146 → $1,452 (+26.7%)	$1,463 → $1,989 (+36.0%)

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

Lihue

Population

7,2677,847

Median household income

$77,845$77,420

Median home value

$611,000$843,900

Median gross rent

$1,463$1,989

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hanamaulu	Lihue
Under 5	2.6%	6.4%
5 to 17	15.6%	16.9%
18 to 24	12.1%	4.5%
25 to 34	14.1%	9.4%
35 to 44	16.5%	13.4%
45 to 54	11.2%	10.4%
55 to 64	10.2%	12.9%
65 to 74	7.8%	12.6%
75 and over	9.9%	13.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hanamaulu	Lihue
White (non-Hispanic)	6.5%	17.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	46.4%	38.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	11.7%	8.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	20.2%	17.4%
Hispanic or Latino	15.3%	15.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hanamaulu	Lihue
No high school diploma	10.2%	2.3%
High school graduate	34.8%	21.0%
Some college or associate's	41.1%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	28.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hanamaulu	Lihue
Drove alone	67.5%	81.8%
Carpooled	28.1%	4.9%
Public transit	0.3%	1.2%
Walked	0.5%	5.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.2%
Worked from home	0.3%	5.2%
Other means	3.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hanamaulu	Lihue
1-unit, detached	60.5%	58.5%
1-unit, attached	14.4%	8.5%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	18.1%	15.6%
20 or more units	0.4%	10.6%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hanamaulu	Lihue
Poverty rate	9.1%	6.3%
Average household size	4.01	2.86
Mean commute (minutes)	18	15
Median year structure built	1975	1983