Kalaheo vs Lihue

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

Kalaheo 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 4,612 in Kalaheo). Kalaheo has the higher median household income ($105,605 vs $77,420 in Lihue). Kalaheo has the higher median home value ($899,300 vs $843,900 in Lihue).

Population, income & housing

	Kalaheo	Lihue
Population	4,612	7,847
Median age	45.1 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$105,605	$77,420
Median home value	$899,300	$843,900
Median gross rent	$1,622	$1,989
Housing units	2,005	2,875
Homeownership rate	79.1%	62.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.3%	40.5%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kalaheo	Lihue
Population	5,487 → 4,612 (-15.9%)	7,267 → 7,847 (+8.0%)
Median household income	$95,000 → $105,605 (+11.2%)	$77,845 → $77,420 (-0.5%)
Median home value	$698,600 → $899,300 (+28.7%)	$611,000 → $843,900 (+38.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,385 → $1,622 (+17.1%)	$1,463 → $1,989 (+36.0%)

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

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)

	Kalaheo	Lihue
Under 5	5.6%	6.4%
5 to 17	16.8%	16.9%
18 to 24	6.6%	4.5%
25 to 34	10.6%	9.4%
35 to 44	10.3%	13.4%
45 to 54	11.8%	10.4%
55 to 64	10.7%	12.9%
65 to 74	19.3%	12.6%
75 and over	8.5%	13.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kalaheo	Lihue
White (non-Hispanic)	37.6%	17.7%
Black or African American	0.6%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	13.7%	38.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	9.2%	8.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	30.2%	17.4%
Hispanic or Latino	8.8%	15.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kalaheo	Lihue
No high school diploma	4.9%	2.3%
High school graduate	26.0%	21.0%
Some college or associate's	25.7%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	27.6%	28.8%
Graduate or professional degree	15.8%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kalaheo	Lihue
Drove alone	78.7%	81.8%
Carpooled	8.8%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	1.2%
Walked	1.5%	5.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.2%
Worked from home	10.8%	5.2%
Other means	0.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kalaheo	Lihue
1-unit, detached	82.6%	58.5%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	8.5%
2 to 4 units	8.6%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	15.6%
20 or more units	2.1%	10.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Kalaheo	Lihue
Poverty rate	12.6%	6.3%
Average household size	2.62	2.86
Mean commute (minutes)	24	15
Median year structure built	1982	1983