Kalaheo vs Kapaa

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

Kalaheo 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 4,612 in Kalaheo). Kalaheo has the higher median household income ($105,605 vs $89,440 in Kapaa). Kalaheo has the higher median home value ($899,300 vs $821,500 in Kapaa).

Population, income & housing

	Kalaheo	Kapaa
Population	4,612	10,886
Median age	45.1 yrs	46.3 yrs
Median household income	$105,605	$89,440
Median home value	$899,300	$821,500
Median gross rent	$1,622	$1,997
Housing units	2,005	4,239
Homeownership rate	79.1%	64.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.3%	33.0%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kalaheo	Kapaa
Population	5,487 → 4,612 (-15.9%)	10,580 → 10,886 (+2.9%)
Median household income	$95,000 → $105,605 (+11.2%)	$90,925 → $89,440 (-1.6%)
Median home value	$698,600 → $899,300 (+28.7%)	$543,900 → $821,500 (+51.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,385 → $1,622 (+17.1%)	$1,389 → $1,997 (+43.8%)

Kalaheo

Population

5,4874,612

Median household income

$95,000$105,605

Median home value

$698,600$899,300

Median gross rent

$1,385$1,622

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)

	Kalaheo	Kapaa
Under 5	5.6%	3.0%
5 to 17	16.8%	14.6%
18 to 24	6.6%	4.6%
25 to 34	10.6%	11.6%
35 to 44	10.3%	14.4%
45 to 54	11.8%	15.0%
55 to 64	10.7%	15.6%
65 to 74	19.3%	11.9%
75 and over	8.5%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kalaheo	Kapaa
White (non-Hispanic)	37.6%	31.9%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	13.7%	34.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	9.2%	6.6%
Some other race	0.0%	1.2%
Two or more races	30.2%	17.3%
Hispanic or Latino	8.8%	8.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kalaheo	Kapaa
No high school diploma	4.9%	5.6%
High school graduate	26.0%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	25.7%	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	27.6%	22.7%
Graduate or professional degree	15.8%	10.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kalaheo	Kapaa
Drove alone	78.7%	79.2%
Carpooled	8.8%	13.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	1.5%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.8%	4.9%
Other means	0.1%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kalaheo	Kapaa
1-unit, detached	82.6%	76.1%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	5.3%
2 to 4 units	8.6%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	1.0%
20 or more units	2.1%	11.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Kalaheo	Kapaa
Poverty rate	12.6%	6.9%
Average household size	2.62	3.00
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1982	1985