CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Kahuku

Hawaii · 1,991 residents · 0.96 sq mi

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Kahuku is home to 1,991 people in Hawaii. This skews young, with a median age of 27.5. Renters pay $157 a month at the median. Households here earn about 34% less than in Hawaii as a whole. Poverty is uncommon here, at 5.4% of residents. About 13% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 27.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 40%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,991

−5%vs 2000

vs 2,097 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

27.5

−3%vs 2000

vs 28.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.96 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.1%(161)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.1%(201)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1416.1%(321)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.1%(122)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245%(99)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.2%(302)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.6%(212)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.1%(161)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.2%(164)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745%(99)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.5%(129)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(20)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,523

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,135 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,395

−32%vs 2000

vs $12,340 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.4%

−9.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$89,200

−40%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $196,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$157

−44%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $371 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

59.2%

+3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 55.6% in 2000

40.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic10%(210)

Black0.3%(6)

Hispanic / Latino8.6%(181)

Asian25.9%(543)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic9.1%(182)

Black3.9%(77)

Hispanic / Latino10.9%(217)

Asian85.5%(1,703)

Other1.5%(29)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican1.6%(38)

South American1.1%(26)

Colombian1.1%(26)

Mexican0.8%(18)

Asian origin

Filipino14.2%(337)

Japanese0.2%(5)

Korean0.1%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian46%(1,093)

Tongan14.9%(355)

Samoan14.8%(352)

Fijian0.8%(20)

Marshallese0.5%(11)

Ancestry

English8.3%(197)

German5.7%(135)

Irish4.4%(105)

French1.7%(41)

Swedish1.7%(41)

Italian1.5%(35)

Portuguese1.2%(28)

Scottish0.9%(22)

Danish0.9%(21)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(10)

Welsh0.4%(10)

RANKED:Largest Native Hawaiian population · Largest Tongan population · Largest Samoan population · Largest Filipino population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.7%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

68.5%

−8.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.4%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.2 min

−12%vs 2000

vs 26.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married40.6%(323)

Married53.7%(427)

Widowed1.8%(14)

Divorced3.9%(31)

Women 15+

Never married34.2%(296)

Married44.7%(387)

Widowed7.7%(67)

Divorced13.4%(116)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.1%

+0.9 ptssince 2013

from 5.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.7%

−17.6 ptssince 2020

from 72.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.9%

+5.7 ptssince 2020

from 4.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.1%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 10.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

28.5%

+4.5 ptssince 2020

from 24.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.7%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 0.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.4%

−12.3 ptssince 2020

from 76.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.4%

+5.3 ptssince 2020

from 34.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)28.1%(16)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)7%(4)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era49.1%(28)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 57 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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