Hanalei

Population: 239
Median household income: $114,375
Median home value: $2,000,001

Hanalei is a community in Kauai County, Hawaii, home to 239 residents. At $114,375, its median household income sits above Kauai County's $93,612.

From 2019 to 2023, Hanalei's population declined 20.1% from 299 to 239, while its median home value was little changed from $2,000,001 to $2,000,001.

91.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1981.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 239
Median age: 65.3 yrs
Median household income: $114,375
Median home value: $2,000,001
Median gross rent: $2,500
Housing units: 321
Homeownership rate: 74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 64.8%
Unemployment rate: 16.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

299239

Median household income

$42,813$114,375

Median home value

$2,000,001$2,000,001

Median gross rent

$1,768$2,500

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	299	$42,813	$2,000,001	$1,768
2020	408	$67,885	$1,725,000	$1,923
2021	416	$88,750	$1,738,600	$2,000
2022	300	$97,292	$2,000,001	$2,303
2023	239	$114,375	$2,000,001	$2,500

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

Age distribution

Under 50.8%

5 to 1715.9%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 344.6%

35 to 446.3%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 648.8%

65 to 7441.0%

75 and over10.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2	0.8%
5 to 17	38	15.9%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	11	4.6%
35 to 44	15	6.3%
45 to 54	30	12.6%
55 to 64	21	8.8%
65 to 74	98	41.0%
75 and over	24	10.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	199	83.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	25	10.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	15	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.6%

High school graduate3.5%

Some college or associate's18.1%

Bachelor's degree46.7%

Graduate or professional degree18.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	27	13.6%
High school graduate	7	3.5%
Some college or associate's	36	18.1%
Bachelor's degree	93	46.7%
Graduate or professional degree	36	18.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone64.8%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home35.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	35	64.8%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	19	35.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	14	40.0%
15 to 29 min	5	14.3%
30 to 44 min	12	34.3%
45 to 59 min	4	11.4%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 5.9% (14 of 239)

	Count	Share
Family households	76	75.2%
Nonfamily households	25	24.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	101	31.5%
Vacant	220	68.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	75	74.3%
Renter-occupied	26	25.7%

1-unit, detached91.0%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units4.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	292	91.0%
1-unit, attached	8	2.5%
2 to 4 units	13	4.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8	2.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1511500
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.68 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 22.2038, -159.4977