Kailua

Population: 39,762
Median household income: $146,615
Median home value: $1,239,000

Kailua, a community in Honolulu County, Hawaii, has 39,762 residents. At $146,615, its median household income sits above Honolulu County's $104,264.

From 2019 to 2023, Kailua's population grew 5.8% from 37,586 to 39,762, while its median home value rose 29.2% from $959,200 to $1,239,000.

4.1% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.91 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 39,762
Median age: 43.1 yrs
Median household income: $146,615
Median home value: $1,239,000
Median gross rent: $3,068
Housing units: 14,672
Homeownership rate: 74.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 54.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

37,58639,762

Median household income

$114,292$146,615

Median home value

$959,200$1,239,000

Median gross rent

$2,500$3,068

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	37,586	$114,292	$959,200	$2,500
2020	37,900	$122,706	$992,100	$2,510
2021	40,402	$133,327	$1,065,500	$2,698
2022	40,323	$138,363	$1,208,600	$2,842
2023	39,762	$146,615	$1,239,000	$3,068

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 4415.3%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 7412.2%

75 and over10.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,153	5.4%
5 to 17	6,275	15.8%
18 to 24	2,361	5.9%
25 to 34	4,241	10.7%
35 to 44	6,088	15.3%
45 to 54	4,621	11.6%
55 to 64	5,118	12.9%
65 to 74	4,856	12.2%
75 and over	4,049	10.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,443	41.4%
Black or African American	206	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	61	0.2%
Asian	8,540	21.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1,676	4.2%
Some other race	405	1.0%
Two or more races	9,800	24.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,631	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.4%

High school graduate17.6%

Some college or associate's25.3%

Bachelor's degree28.7%

Graduate or professional degree26.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	682	2.4%
High school graduate	5,105	17.6%
Some college or associate's	7,327	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	8,315	28.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7,544	26.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone72.8%

Carpooled11.0%

Public transit2.1%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home11.5%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	14,177	72.8%
Carpooled	2,150	11.0%
Public transit	408	2.1%
Walked	274	1.4%
Bicycle	113	0.6%
Worked from home	2,237	11.5%
Other means	121	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,083	17.9%
15 to 29 min	4,075	23.6%
30 to 44 min	7,151	41.5%
45 to 59 min	2,076	12.0%
60+ min	858	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.91
Poverty rate: 4.1% (1,628 of 39,551)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,058	74.0%
Nonfamily households	3,538	26.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,596	92.7%
Vacant	1,076	7.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,116	74.4%
Renter-occupied	3,480	25.6%

1-unit, detached74.1%

1-unit, attached9.1%

2 to 4 units4.9%

5 to 19 units3.6%

20 or more units8.3%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,865	74.1%
1-unit, attached	1,329	9.1%
2 to 4 units	722	4.9%
5 to 19 units	530	3.6%
20 or more units	1,213	8.3%
Mobile home & other	13	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1523150
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 7.77 sq mi
Water area: 2.82 sq mi
Center point: 21.3968, -157.7358