Omao

Population: 1,429
Median household income: $87,308
Median home value: $946,400

Omao, a community in Kauai County, Hawaii, has 1,429 residents. Its median household income of $87,308 runs below the Kauai County figure of $93,612.

Between 2019 and 2023, Omao's population declined 2.6% from 1,467 to 1,429, while its median home value rose 35.0% from $700,900 to $946,400.

The median resident is 51.1 years old. The largest age group is 65 to 74, 21.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,429
Median age: 51.1 yrs
Median household income: $87,308
Median home value: $946,400
Median gross rent: $1,830
Housing units: 555
Homeownership rate: 59.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.5%
Unemployment rate: 9.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4671,429

Median household income

$74,886$87,308

Median home value

$700,900$946,400

Median gross rent

$1,850$1,830

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,467	$74,886	$700,900	$1,850
2020	1,495	$92,875	$755,500	$1,579
2021	1,459	$91,125	$821,000	$1,512
2022	1,414	$87,656	$915,700	$1,759
2023	1,429	$87,308	$946,400	$1,830

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

Age distribution

Under 57.9%

5 to 1711.7%

18 to 242.7%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 448.1%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 7421.6%

75 and over10.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	113	7.9%
5 to 17	167	11.7%
18 to 24	39	2.7%
25 to 34	177	12.4%
35 to 44	116	8.1%
45 to 54	189	13.2%
55 to 64	164	11.5%
65 to 74	308	21.6%
75 and over	156	10.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	596	41.7%
Black or African American	5	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	425	29.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	56	3.9%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	196	13.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	151	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.8%

High school graduate27.6%

Some college or associate's36.1%

Bachelor's degree19.9%

Graduate or professional degree9.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	75	6.8%
High school graduate	306	27.6%
Some college or associate's	401	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	221	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	107	9.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone65.3%

Carpooled18.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.4%

Other means6.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	409	65.3%
Carpooled	113	18.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	1	0.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	65	10.4%
Other means	38	6.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	151	26.9%
15 to 29 min	261	46.5%
30 to 44 min	81	14.4%
45 to 59 min	43	7.7%
60+ min	25	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.66
Poverty rate: 3.5% (47 of 1,341)

	Count	Share
Family households	341	67.7%
Nonfamily households	163	32.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	504	90.8%
Vacant	51	9.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	298	59.1%
Renter-occupied	206	40.9%

1-unit, detached83.1%

1-unit, attached10.6%

2 to 4 units4.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units2.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	461	83.1%
1-unit, attached	59	10.6%
2 to 4 units	24	4.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	11	2.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1557800
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.27 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 21.9366, -159.4857