Maunaloa vs Olowalu

A side-by-side comparison of Maunaloa and Olowalu: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Maunaloa has the higher population (292 vs 70 in Olowalu). Olowalu has the higher median household income ($108,250 vs $55,455 in Maunaloa). Olowalu has the higher median home value ($1,187,500 vs $365,800 in Maunaloa).

Population, income & housing

	Maunaloa	Olowalu
Population	292	70
Median age	32.3 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$55,455	$108,250
Median home value	$365,800	$1,187,500
Median gross rent	$839	—
Housing units	137	33
Homeownership rate	31.7%	57.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.7%	48.8%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Maunaloa	Olowalu
Population	336 → 292 (-13.1%)	91 → 70 (-23.1%)
Median household income	$25,417 → $55,455 (+118.2%)	$91,563 → $108,250 (+18.2%)
Median home value	$248,300 → $365,800 (+47.3%)	$1,375,000 → $1,187,500 (-13.6%)
Median gross rent	$650 → $839 (+29.1%)	$1,938 → $2,250 (+16.1%)

Maunaloa

Population

336292

Median household income

$25,417$55,455

Median home value

$248,300$365,800

Median gross rent

$650$839

Olowalu

Population

9170

Median household income

$91,563$108,250

Median home value

$1,375,000$1,187,500

Median gross rent

$1,938$2,250

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Maunaloa	Olowalu
Under 5	12.0%	5.7%
5 to 17	24.7%	32.9%
18 to 24	6.2%	0.0%
25 to 34	12.3%	10.0%
35 to 44	11.3%	25.7%
45 to 54	3.1%	18.6%
55 to 64	21.6%	0.0%
65 to 74	5.5%	4.3%
75 and over	3.4%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Maunaloa	Olowalu
White (non-Hispanic)	9.9%	51.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.4%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	25.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	44.5%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	38.7%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	20.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Maunaloa	Olowalu
No high school diploma	0.6%	11.6%
High school graduate	27.5%	23.3%
Some college or associate's	40.1%	16.3%
Bachelor's degree	24.6%	34.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	14.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Maunaloa	Olowalu
Drove alone	56.2%	52.9%
Carpooled	13.9%	41.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	25.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	5.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Maunaloa	Olowalu
1-unit, detached	66.4%	84.8%
1-unit, attached	10.9%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	22.6%	12.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Maunaloa	Olowalu
Poverty rate	14.4%	0.0%
Average household size	2.80	3.33
Mean commute (minutes)	16	22
Median year structure built	1992	1979