Kapalua vs Launiupoko

A side-by-side comparison of Kapalua and Launiupoko: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Launiupoko has the higher population (669 vs 392 in Kapalua). Kapalua has the higher median household income ($152,292 vs $148,333 in Launiupoko). Launiupoko has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $1,392,900 in Kapalua).

Population, income & housing

	Kapalua	Launiupoko
Population	392	669
Median age	57.0 yrs	54.6 yrs
Median household income	$152,292	$148,333
Median home value	$1,392,900	$2,000,001
Median gross rent	—	$3,501
Housing units	1,058	341
Homeownership rate	86.1%	85.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.5%	48.5%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	10.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kapalua	Launiupoko
Population	291 → 392 (+34.7%)	538 → 669 (+24.3%)
Median household income	$170,556 → $152,292 (-10.7%)	$137,321 → $148,333 (+8.0%)
Median home value	$2,000,001 → $1,392,900 (-30.4%)	$1,642,900 → $2,000,001 (+21.7%)
Median gross rent	$2,500 → $3,173 (+26.9%)	$2,719 → $3,501 (+28.8%)

Kapalua

Population

291392

Median household income

$170,556$152,292

Median home value

$2,000,001$1,392,900

Median gross rent

$2,500$3,173

Launiupoko

Population

538669

Median household income

$137,321$148,333

Median home value

$1,642,900$2,000,001

Median gross rent

$2,719$3,501

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kapalua	Launiupoko
Under 5	0.0%	0.4%
5 to 17	15.8%	13.9%
18 to 24	0.5%	4.0%
25 to 34	2.0%	6.1%
35 to 44	8.2%	9.7%
45 to 54	19.9%	18.4%
55 to 64	21.2%	20.0%
65 to 74	22.4%	20.6%
75 and over	9.9%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kapalua	Launiupoko
White (non-Hispanic)	71.7%	64.0%
Black or African American	0.8%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.1%	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	5.9%	6.9%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.9%	19.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kapalua	Launiupoko
No high school diploma	3.0%	2.7%
High school graduate	15.2%	17.9%
Some college or associate's	33.2%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	22.0%	29.7%
Graduate or professional degree	26.5%	18.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kapalua	Launiupoko
Drove alone	60.9%	58.3%
Carpooled	1.4%	8.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.6%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	29.7%	31.4%
Other means	4.3%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kapalua	Launiupoko
1-unit, detached	27.3%	93.8%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	14.9%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	41.6%	0.3%
20 or more units	15.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Kapalua	Launiupoko
Poverty rate	4.3%	8.7%
Average household size	2.38	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	14	22
Median year structure built	1978	2007