Pupukea

Population: 4,853
Median household income: $98,771
Median home value: $1,331,800

Pupukea, a community in Honolulu County, Hawaii, has 4,853 residents. Its median household income of $98,771 runs below the Honolulu County figure of $104,264.

Between 2019 and 2023, Pupukea's population grew 9.2% from 4,443 to 4,853, while its median home value rose 13.0% from $1,178,500 to $1,331,800.

Owners occupy 56.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 40.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,853
Median age: 40.6 yrs
Median household income: $98,771
Median home value: $1,331,800
Median gross rent: $1,991
Housing units: 1,787
Homeownership rate: 56.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.6%
Unemployment rate: 7.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,4434,853

Median household income

$99,265$98,771

Median home value

$1,178,500$1,331,800

Median gross rent

$1,870$1,991

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,443	$99,265	$1,178,500	$1,870
2020	4,070	$93,269	$1,151,400	$2,509
2021	4,416	$87,780	$1,137,800	$1,906
2022	5,130	$99,180	$1,188,500	$2,094
2023	4,853	$98,771	$1,331,800	$1,991

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1714.4%

18 to 2411.2%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 649.0%

65 to 7416.8%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	299	6.2%
5 to 17	700	14.4%
18 to 24	544	11.2%
25 to 34	534	11.0%
35 to 44	577	11.9%
45 to 54	550	11.3%
55 to 64	437	9.0%
65 to 74	817	16.8%
75 and over	395	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,343	48.3%
Black or African American	16	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	591	12.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	87	1.8%
Some other race	39	0.8%
Two or more races	1,255	25.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	522	10.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.4%

High school graduate27.6%

Some college or associate's37.5%

Bachelor's degree19.5%

Graduate or professional degree11.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	144	4.4%
High school graduate	912	27.6%
Some college or associate's	1,241	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	645	19.5%
Graduate or professional degree	368	11.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone76.1%

Carpooled4.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle1.1%

Worked from home17.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,558	76.1%
Carpooled	88	4.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	21	1.0%
Bicycle	22	1.1%
Worked from home	359	17.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	221	13.1%
15 to 29 min	503	29.8%
30 to 44 min	244	14.4%
45 to 59 min	140	8.3%
60+ min	581	34.4%

Households

Average household size: 3.05
Poverty rate: 14.1% (666 of 4,721)

	Count	Share
Family households	963	60.6%
Nonfamily households	626	39.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,589	88.9%
Vacant	198	11.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	901	56.7%
Renter-occupied	688	43.3%

1-unit, detached75.1%

1-unit, attached17.1%

2 to 4 units5.5%

5 to 19 units1.7%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,342	75.1%
1-unit, attached	306	17.1%
2 to 4 units	99	5.5%
5 to 19 units	30	1.7%
20 or more units	10	0.6%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1566800
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.44 sq mi
Water area: 2.65 sq mi
Center point: 21.6522, -158.0579