With 5,150 people, Kahaluu-Keauhou is a city in Hawaii. At a median age of 55.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 2,736 people. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $886,900. That puts it in the top 8% of US cities for household income. 79% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $96,212, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 55.3
US median: 38.9
More educated
47% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 67%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Kahaluu-Keauhou
What changed most since 1990
Population1,947 → 5,150(+165%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants61.5% → 78.8%(+17.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Asian share20.2% → 10.2%(−10.0 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
Kahaluu-Keauhou's population equals 2.5% of Hawaii County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 1.4% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.5% of the county's.
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)17.9%(72)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.4%(90)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era24.1%(97)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4%(16)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 402 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
Kahaluu-Keauhou, decade by decade
Kahaluu-Keauhou 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
1,947
$92,002
$711,140
31.8%
52.5
2000
2,414
$95,677
$532,105
34.4%
66.5
2010
3,549
$94,678
$938,380
37.9%
76.5
2020
4,778
$93,771
$784,432
39.5%
88.2
2024
5,150
$96,212
$886,900
46.9%
75.7
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.
