Keokea vs Kualapuu

A side-by-side comparison of Keokea and Kualapuu: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Keokea has the higher population (3,049 vs 2,357 in Kualapuu). Keokea has the higher median household income ($119,464 vs $52,500 in Kualapuu). Keokea has the higher median home value ($749,100 vs $258,900 in Kualapuu).

Population, income & housing

	Keokea	Kualapuu
Population	3,049	2,357
Median age	37.6 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$119,464	$52,500
Median home value	$749,100	$258,900
Median gross rent	$1,918	$1,500
Housing units	824	737
Homeownership rate	80.0%	78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.4%	20.0%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Keokea	Kualapuu
Population	2,248 → 3,049 (+35.6%)	1,693 → 2,357 (+39.2%)
Median household income	$98,000 → $119,464 (+21.9%)	$41,250 → $52,500 (+27.3%)
Median home value	$655,400 → $749,100 (+14.3%)	$172,700 → $258,900 (+49.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,512 → $1,918 (+26.9%)	$1,313 → $1,500 (+14.2%)

Keokea

Population

2,2483,049

Median household income

$98,000$119,464

Median home value

$655,400$749,100

Median gross rent

$1,512$1,918

Kualapuu

Population

1,6932,357

Median household income

$41,250$52,500

Median home value

$172,700$258,900

Median gross rent

$1,313$1,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Keokea	Kualapuu
Under 5	6.7%	7.8%
5 to 17	20.9%	23.0%
18 to 24	8.2%	6.4%
25 to 34	10.3%	9.2%
35 to 44	14.2%	11.0%
45 to 54	13.1%	11.9%
55 to 64	11.0%	11.6%
65 to 74	10.3%	13.3%
75 and over	5.3%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Keokea	Kualapuu
White (non-Hispanic)	16.8%	5.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	5.8%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	33.2%	51.8%
Some other race	0.8%	0.1%
Two or more races	33.3%	30.5%
Hispanic or Latino	10.0%	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Keokea	Kualapuu
No high school diploma	5.4%	5.2%
High school graduate	37.7%	43.0%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	16.1%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	10.3%	9.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Keokea	Kualapuu
Drove alone	77.8%	66.7%
Carpooled	11.1%	11.9%
Public transit	0.7%	0.5%
Walked	2.0%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.6%	16.1%
Other means	0.8%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Keokea	Kualapuu
1-unit, detached	94.4%	86.0%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	10.2%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Keokea	Kualapuu
Poverty rate	9.6%	17.6%
Average household size	3.81	3.60
Mean commute (minutes)	37	18
Median year structure built	2002	1976