Hanalei is a city of 272 people in Hawaii. At a median age of 65.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $2,000,000+. 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Few US cities rank higher on income. There are 206 fewer people here than in 2000.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $123,750, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 65.8
US median: 38.9
More educated
59% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Top-priced homes
median home value $2,000,000+, the Census reporting cap
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Hanalei
What changed most since 1990
White share50.0% → 82.7%(+32.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Asian share49.0% → 10.7%(−38.3 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree9.0% → 59.5%(+50.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era100%(7)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 7 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Hanalei, decade by decade
Hanalei population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
386
$79,932
$775,942
9.0%
63.8
2000
478
$62,619
$762,909
21.7%
75.8
2010
450
$69,467
$1,438,572+
27.8%
76.5
2020
444
$82,279
$2,090,767
46.7%
59.2
2024
272
$123,750
$2,000,000+
59.5%
37.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
