Captain Cook

Population: 3,751
Median household income: $124,551
Median home value: $642,500

Captain Cook, a community in Hawaii County, Hawaii, has 3,751 residents. At $124,551, its median household income sits above Hawaii County's $77,215.

Between 2019 and 2023, Captain Cook's population declined 10.1% from 4,171 to 3,751, while its median home value rose 27.9% from $502,300 to $642,500.

74.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1983.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,751
Median age: 40.7 yrs
Median household income: $124,551
Median home value: $642,500
Median gross rent: $1,818
Housing units: 1,099
Homeownership rate: 59.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.6%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,1713,751

Median household income

$73,929$124,551

Median home value

$502,300$642,500

Median gross rent

$1,357$1,818

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,171	$73,929	$502,300	$1,357
2020	4,361	$76,799	$531,900	$1,434
2021	4,087	$99,286	$564,000	$1,684
2022	4,135	$120,323	$571,100	$1,804
2023	3,751	$124,551	$642,500	$1,818

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.8%

5 to 1712.9%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4416.2%

45 to 544.9%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 7416.4%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	294	7.8%
5 to 17	485	12.9%
18 to 24	335	8.9%
25 to 34	454	12.1%
35 to 44	606	16.2%
45 to 54	185	4.9%
55 to 64	527	14.0%
65 to 74	616	16.4%
75 and over	249	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,201	32.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	657	17.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	73	1.9%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	1,084	28.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	736	19.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.6%

High school graduate24.7%

Some college or associate's36.2%

Bachelor's degree15.4%

Graduate or professional degree11.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	331	12.6%
High school graduate	651	24.7%
Some college or associate's	954	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	405	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	296	11.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone54.3%

Carpooled21.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.7%

Other means6.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	863	54.3%
Carpooled	343	21.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	281	17.7%
Other means	102	6.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	328	25.1%
15 to 29 min	551	42.1%
30 to 44 min	199	15.2%
45 to 59 min	177	13.5%
60+ min	53	4.1%

Households

Average household size: 3.99
Poverty rate: 9.0% (332 of 3,709)

	Count	Share
Family households	779	82.8%
Nonfamily households	162	17.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	941	85.6%
Vacant	158	14.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	558	59.3%
Renter-occupied	383	40.7%

1-unit, detached74.1%

1-unit, attached15.7%

2 to 4 units2.3%

5 to 19 units7.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	814	74.1%
1-unit, attached	173	15.7%
2 to 4 units	25	2.3%
5 to 19 units	81	7.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1503850
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 19.4995, -155.8937