Koloa

Population: 2,327
Median household income: $76,316
Median home value: $873,900

Koloa is a community in Kauai County, Hawaii, home to 2,327 residents. Its median household income of $76,316 runs below the Kauai County figure of $93,612.

Between 2019 and 2023, Koloa's population declined 15.0% from 2,739 to 2,327, while its median home value rose 47.7% from $591,500 to $873,900.

The median resident is 39.8 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,327
Median age: 39.8 yrs
Median household income: $76,316
Median home value: $873,900
Median gross rent: $1,505
Housing units: 795
Homeownership rate: 48.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.0%
Unemployment rate: 10.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,7392,327

Median household income

$45,192$76,316

Median home value

$591,500$873,900

Median gross rent

$1,086$1,505

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,739	$45,192	$591,500	$1,086
2020	2,448	$61,250	$663,600	$1,192
2021	2,348	$62,000	$658,800	$1,258
2022	2,281	$72,143	$745,000	$1,442
2023	2,327	$76,316	$873,900	$1,505

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1719.9%

18 to 245.4%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over8.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	141	6.1%
5 to 17	462	19.9%
18 to 24	126	5.4%
25 to 34	277	11.9%
35 to 44	293	12.6%
45 to 54	258	11.1%
55 to 64	312	13.4%
65 to 74	253	10.9%
75 and over	205	8.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	534	22.9%
Black or African American	33	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	686	29.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	257	11.0%
Some other race	72	3.1%
Two or more races	408	17.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	337	14.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.4%

High school graduate32.3%

Some college or associate's35.4%

Bachelor's degree20.4%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	102	6.4%
High school graduate	516	32.3%
Some college or associate's	565	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	326	20.4%
Graduate or professional degree	89	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone81.7%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit0.5%

Walked4.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.6%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	814	81.7%
Carpooled	61	6.1%
Public transit	5	0.5%
Walked	43	4.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	56	5.6%
Other means	17	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	460	48.9%
15 to 29 min	256	27.2%
30 to 44 min	183	19.5%
45 to 59 min	29	3.1%
60+ min	12	1.3%

Households

Average household size: 3.28
Poverty rate: 7.2% (167 of 2,325)

	Count	Share
Family households	470	66.4%
Nonfamily households	238	33.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	708	89.1%
Vacant	87	10.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	345	48.7%
Renter-occupied	363	51.3%

1-unit, detached61.8%

1-unit, attached6.8%

2 to 4 units9.7%

5 to 19 units19.4%

20 or more units2.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	491	61.8%
1-unit, attached	54	6.8%
2 to 4 units	77	9.7%
5 to 19 units	154	19.4%
20 or more units	19	2.4%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1539200
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.25 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 21.9030, -159.4611