Naalehu

Population: 837
Median household income: $70,469
Median home value: $215,600

Naalehu, a community in Hawaii County, Hawaii, has 837 residents. At $70,469, its median household income sits below Hawaii County's $77,215.

Between 2019 and 2023, Naalehu's population declined 13.0% from 962 to 837, while its median home value rose 25.1% from $172,400 to $215,600.

10.3% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 3.69 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 837
Median age: 30.2 yrs
Median household income: $70,469
Median home value: $215,600
Median gross rent: $1,551
Housing units: 304
Homeownership rate: 68.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

962837

Median household income

$61,250$70,469

Median home value

$172,400$215,600

Median gross rent

$889$1,551

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	962	$61,250	$172,400	$889
2020	1,007	$58,807	$171,300	$939
2021	923	$49,432	$171,200	$1,031
2022	890	$54,688	$190,100	$1,181
2023	837	$70,469	$215,600	$1,551

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

Age distribution

Under 59.2%

5 to 1726.0%

18 to 249.8%

25 to 349.3%

35 to 448.1%

45 to 5415.1%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 745.3%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	77	9.2%
5 to 17	218	26.0%
18 to 24	82	9.8%
25 to 34	78	9.3%
35 to 44	68	8.1%
45 to 54	126	15.1%
55 to 64	93	11.1%
65 to 74	44	5.3%
75 and over	51	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	41	4.9%
Black or African American	6	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	239	28.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	55	6.6%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	297	35.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	199	23.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.8%

High school graduate47.4%

Some college or associate's31.1%

Bachelor's degree8.0%

Graduate or professional degree3.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	45	9.8%
High school graduate	218	47.4%
Some college or associate's	143	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	37	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	17	3.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 44 min

Drove alone49.7%

Carpooled34.2%

Public transit4.5%

Walked6.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.6%

Other means3.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	154	49.7%
Carpooled	106	34.2%
Public transit	14	4.5%
Walked	21	6.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5	1.6%
Other means	10	3.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	87	28.5%
15 to 29 min	67	22.0%
30 to 44 min	31	10.2%
45 to 59 min	4	1.3%
60+ min	116	38.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.69
Poverty rate: 10.3% (85 of 825)

	Count	Share
Family households	180	79.3%
Nonfamily households	47	20.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1948

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	227	74.7%
Vacant	77	25.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	156	68.7%
Renter-occupied	71	31.3%

1-unit, detached93.4%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units2.0%

5 to 19 units2.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	284	93.4%
1-unit, attached	7	2.3%
2 to 4 units	6	2.0%
5 to 19 units	7	2.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1553600
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.17 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 19.0698, -155.5751