Kalaheo vs Puhi

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

Kalaheo and Puhi 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 4,381 in Puhi). Puhi has the higher median household income ($132,645 vs $105,605 in Kalaheo). Kalaheo has the higher median home value ($899,300 vs $654,600 in Puhi).

Population, income & housing

	Kalaheo	Puhi
Population	4,612	4,381
Median age	45.1 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$105,605	$132,645
Median home value	$899,300	$654,600
Median gross rent	$1,622	$2,641
Housing units	2,005	1,246
Homeownership rate	79.1%	82.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.3%	23.1%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kalaheo	Puhi
Population	5,487 → 4,612 (-15.9%)	3,850 → 4,381 (+13.8%)
Median household income	$95,000 → $105,605 (+11.2%)	$87,408 → $132,645 (+51.8%)
Median home value	$698,600 → $899,300 (+28.7%)	$465,100 → $654,600 (+40.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,385 → $1,622 (+17.1%)	$1,704 → $2,641 (+55.0%)

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

Puhi

Population

3,8504,381

Median household income

$87,408$132,645

Median home value

$465,100$654,600

Median gross rent

$1,704$2,641

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kalaheo	Puhi
Under 5	5.6%	7.9%
5 to 17	16.8%	13.3%
18 to 24	6.6%	8.2%
25 to 34	10.6%	17.8%
35 to 44	10.3%	12.2%
45 to 54	11.8%	13.3%
55 to 64	10.7%	13.0%
65 to 74	19.3%	8.9%
75 and over	8.5%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kalaheo	Puhi
White (non-Hispanic)	37.6%	13.6%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	13.7%	57.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	9.2%	3.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	30.2%	22.4%
Hispanic or Latino	8.8%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kalaheo	Puhi
No high school diploma	4.9%	9.2%
High school graduate	26.0%	32.2%
Some college or associate's	25.7%	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	27.6%	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	15.8%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kalaheo	Puhi
Drove alone	78.7%	79.9%
Carpooled	8.8%	16.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	10.8%	1.6%
Other means	0.1%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kalaheo	Puhi
1-unit, detached	82.6%	45.7%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	13.5%
2 to 4 units	8.6%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	27.7%
20 or more units	2.1%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Kalaheo	Puhi
Poverty rate	12.6%	5.9%
Average household size	2.62	3.78
Mean commute (minutes)	24	16
Median year structure built	1982	1994