Keaau

Population: 1,210
Median household income: $64,688
Median home value: $320,000

Keaau, a community in Hawaii County, Hawaii, has 1,210 residents. At $64,688, its median household income sits below Hawaii County's $77,215.

Between 2019 and 2023, Keaau's population declined 53.7% from 2,613 to 1,210, while its median home value fell 5.6% from $338,900 to $320,000.

The typical home was built around 1976. 13.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,210
Median age: 43.9 yrs
Median household income: $64,688
Median home value: $320,000
Median gross rent: $763
Housing units: 508
Homeownership rate: 62.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,6131,210

Median household income

$65,521$64,688

Median home value

$338,900$320,000

Median gross rent

$1,141$763

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,613	$65,521	$338,900	$1,141
2020	1,280	$72,889	$234,200	—
2021	1,188	$75,756	$284,600	$338
2022	1,290	$79,821	$298,500	$531
2023	1,210	$64,688	$320,000	$763

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

Age distribution

Under 59.3%

5 to 1711.2%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 449.8%

45 to 549.6%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 7417.3%

75 and over10.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	113	9.3%
5 to 17	135	11.2%
18 to 24	86	7.1%
25 to 34	161	13.3%
35 to 44	119	9.8%
45 to 54	116	9.6%
55 to 64	150	12.4%
65 to 74	209	17.3%
75 and over	121	10.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	90	7.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	513	42.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	123	10.2%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	416	34.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	68	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.6%

High school graduate45.2%

Some college or associate's30.4%

Bachelor's degree13.5%

Graduate or professional degree2.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	75	8.6%
High school graduate	396	45.2%
Some college or associate's	266	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	118	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	21	2.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone74.5%

Carpooled14.8%

Public transit2.4%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.2%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	348	74.5%
Carpooled	69	14.8%
Public transit	11	2.4%
Walked	3	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	29	6.2%
Other means	7	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	82	18.7%
15 to 29 min	229	52.3%
30 to 44 min	57	13.0%
45 to 59 min	3	0.7%
60+ min	67	15.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.66
Poverty rate: 13.5% (163 of 1,205)

	Count	Share
Family households	230	51.0%
Nonfamily households	221	49.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	451	88.8%
Vacant	57	11.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	280	62.1%
Renter-occupied	171	37.9%

1-unit, detached78.0%

1-unit, attached9.1%

2 to 4 units7.9%

5 to 19 units3.1%

20 or more units2.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	396	78.0%
1-unit, attached	46	9.1%
2 to 4 units	40	7.9%
5 to 19 units	16	3.1%
20 or more units	10	2.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1532900
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.33 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 19.6235, -155.0482