Kalaheo vs Kekaha

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

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

Kalaheo has the higher population (4,612 vs 3,482 in Kekaha). Kalaheo has the higher median household income ($105,605 vs $73,011 in Kekaha). Kalaheo has the higher median home value ($899,300 vs $516,800 in Kekaha).

Population, income & housing

	Kalaheo	Kekaha
Population	4,612	3,482
Median age	45.1 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$105,605	$73,011
Median home value	$899,300	$516,800
Median gross rent	$1,622	$2,188
Housing units	2,005	1,163
Homeownership rate	79.1%	67.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.3%	11.8%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kalaheo	Kekaha
Population	5,487 → 4,612 (-15.9%)	3,442 → 3,482 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$95,000 → $105,605 (+11.2%)	$87,266 → $73,011 (-16.3%)
Median home value	$698,600 → $899,300 (+28.7%)	$390,700 → $516,800 (+32.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,385 → $1,622 (+17.1%)	$1,071 → $2,188 (+104.3%)

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

Kekaha

Population

3,4423,482

Median household income

$87,266$73,011

Median home value

$390,700$516,800

Median gross rent

$1,071$2,188

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kalaheo	Kekaha
Under 5	5.6%	2.9%
5 to 17	16.8%	24.2%
18 to 24	6.6%	7.9%
25 to 34	10.6%	9.1%
35 to 44	10.3%	11.9%
45 to 54	11.8%	15.9%
55 to 64	10.7%	10.6%
65 to 74	19.3%	10.9%
75 and over	8.5%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kalaheo	Kekaha
White (non-Hispanic)	37.6%	10.3%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	13.7%	16.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	9.2%	27.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	30.2%	37.9%
Hispanic or Latino	8.8%	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kalaheo	Kekaha
No high school diploma	4.9%	18.5%
High school graduate	26.0%	32.6%
Some college or associate's	25.7%	37.1%
Bachelor's degree	27.6%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	15.8%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kalaheo	Kekaha
Drove alone	78.7%	77.3%
Carpooled	8.8%	18.0%
Public transit	0.0%	1.6%
Walked	1.5%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.8%	1.9%
Other means	0.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kalaheo	Kekaha
1-unit, detached	82.6%	90.9%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	8.6%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Kalaheo	Kekaha
Poverty rate	12.6%	16.0%
Average household size	2.62	3.49
Mean commute (minutes)	24	30
Median year structure built	1982	1977