Kalaheo

Population: 4,612
Median household income: $105,605
Median home value: $899,300

Kalaheo is a community in Kauai County, Hawaii, home to 4,612 residents. The median household income of $105,605 is above the Kauai County median ($93,612).

Between 2019 and 2023, Kalaheo's population declined 15.9% from 5,487 to 4,612, while its median home value rose 28.7% from $698,600 to $899,300.

82.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1982.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,612
Median age: 45.1 yrs
Median household income: $105,605
Median home value: $899,300
Median gross rent: $1,622
Housing units: 2,005
Homeownership rate: 79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,4874,612

Median household income

$95,000$105,605

Median home value

$698,600$899,300

Median gross rent

$1,385$1,622

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,487	$95,000	$698,600	$1,385
2020	5,333	$84,078	$715,500	$1,417
2021	4,776	$88,664	$707,900	$1,500
2022	4,651	$95,625	$801,400	$1,589
2023	4,612	$105,605	$899,300	$1,622

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3410.6%

35 to 4410.3%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 7419.3%

75 and over8.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	256	5.6%
5 to 17	774	16.8%
18 to 24	306	6.6%
25 to 34	488	10.6%
35 to 44	473	10.3%
45 to 54	542	11.8%
55 to 64	494	10.7%
65 to 74	888	19.3%
75 and over	391	8.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,735	37.6%
Black or African American	27	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	631	13.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	422	9.2%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	1,391	30.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	406	8.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.9%

High school graduate26.0%

Some college or associate's25.7%

Bachelor's degree27.6%

Graduate or professional degree15.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	162	4.9%
High school graduate	852	26.0%
Some college or associate's	842	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	903	27.6%
Graduate or professional degree	517	15.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone78.7%

Carpooled8.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.8%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,481	78.7%
Carpooled	165	8.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	29	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	204	10.8%
Other means	2	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	272	16.2%
15 to 29 min	798	47.6%
30 to 44 min	430	25.6%
45 to 59 min	93	5.5%
60+ min	84	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 12.6% (581 of 4,612)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,087	61.7%
Nonfamily households	674	38.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,761	87.8%
Vacant	244	12.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,393	79.1%
Renter-occupied	368	20.9%

1-unit, detached82.6%

1-unit, attached4.9%

2 to 4 units8.6%

5 to 19 units1.7%

20 or more units2.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,657	82.6%
1-unit, attached	99	4.9%
2 to 4 units	172	8.6%
5 to 19 units	34	1.7%
20 or more units	43	2.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1524950
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.5 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 21.9186, -159.5187