Punaluu

Population: 855
Median household income: $88,611
Median home value: $828,700

Punaluu is a community in Honolulu County, Hawaii, home to 855 residents. Its median household income of $88,611 runs below the Honolulu County figure of $104,264.

From 2019 to 2023, Punaluu's population declined 20.2% from 1,071 to 855, while its median home value rose 27.8% from $648,400 to $828,700.

28.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 51.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 855
Median age: 40.0 yrs
Median household income: $88,611
Median home value: $828,700
Median gross rent: $2,030
Housing units: 581
Homeownership rate: 51.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,071855

Median household income

$62,361$88,611

Median home value

$648,400$828,700

Median gross rent

$1,422$2,030

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,071	$62,361	$648,400	$1,422
2020	1,113	$79,125	$608,700	$1,483
2021	1,062	$78,194	$719,300	$1,666
2022	917	$83,929	$687,500	$1,892
2023	855	$88,611	$828,700	$2,030

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 245.0%

25 to 3417.3%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 548.3%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	49	5.7%
5 to 17	134	15.7%
18 to 24	43	5.0%
25 to 34	148	17.3%
35 to 44	114	13.3%
45 to 54	71	8.3%
55 to 64	124	14.5%
65 to 74	94	11.0%
75 and over	78	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	278	32.5%
Black or African American	2	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.4%
Asian	91	10.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	124	14.5%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	277	32.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	80	9.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.2%

High school graduate37.7%

Some college or associate's30.5%

Bachelor's degree19.9%

Graduate or professional degree8.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	20	3.2%
High school graduate	237	37.7%
Some college or associate's	192	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	125	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	55	8.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone63.8%

Carpooled17.1%

Public transit1.2%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	261	63.8%
Carpooled	70	17.1%
Public transit	5	1.2%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	73	17.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	84	25.0%
15 to 29 min	37	11.0%
30 to 44 min	70	20.8%
45 to 59 min	27	8.0%
60+ min	118	35.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.63
Poverty rate: 11.6% (97 of 835)

	Count	Share
Family households	162	50.9%
Nonfamily households	156	49.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	318	54.7%
Vacant	263	45.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	164	51.6%
Renter-occupied	154	48.4%

1-unit, detached47.2%

1-unit, attached4.5%

2 to 4 units6.7%

5 to 19 units0.9%

20 or more units39.8%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	274	47.2%
1-unit, attached	26	4.5%
2 to 4 units	39	6.7%
5 to 19 units	5	0.9%
20 or more units	231	39.8%
Mobile home & other	6	1.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1566500
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.6 sq mi
Water area: 0.47 sq mi
Center point: 21.5819, -157.8896