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Kailua CDP (Honolulu County)

Hawaii · 39,640 residents · 7.77 sq mi
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Kailua CDP (Honolulu County) is a city of 39,640 people in Hawaii. The typical home is worth $1,353,700, having more than tripled since 2000. Renters pay $3,093 a month at the median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 56% of adults have a four-year degree. Households take in $148,582 a year at the median, 81% more than the country as a whole. That is roughly 48% ahead of the Hawaii median.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.9
US median: 38.9
More educated
56% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 109%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
39,640
+9%since 2000
from 36,513 in 2000
1990 – 2024
Population density
5,100 / sq mi
+16%since 2009
from 4,414 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
42.9
+10%since 2000
from 39.1 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
7.77 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
34K36K37K39K41K19902000201020202024Kailua CDP (Honolulu County)
202440K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.7%(1,870)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.2%(2,476)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.2%(2,848)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 194.8%(1,888)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 244.1%(1,622)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3411.1%(4,390)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4415.6%(6,201)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.7%(4,634)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.3%(4,856)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7412%(4,769)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 847.2%(2,850)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over3.1%(1,236)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$148,582
+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $72,784 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$61,085
+108%since 2000
from $29,299 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
79.2%
+20.5 ptssince 2009
from 58.7% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
4.0%
−1.4 ptssince 2000
from 5.4% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.389
−4%since 2010
from 0.404 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Wholesale trade7.7%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance7.5%
US avg: 5.9%
Information7%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services6.8%
US avg: 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical6.1%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration4.2%
US avg: 4.8%
Arts, entertainment, food2.2%
US avg: 1.9%
Retail trade1.8%
US avg: 9.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.6%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services1.4%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.2%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$1,353,700
+109%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $355,100 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$3,093
+53%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $1,111 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
72.3%
+2.6 ptssince 2000
from 69.7% in 2000
27.7% rent
Vacancy rate
7.5%
+1.3 ptssince 2009
from 6.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.90 people
−4%since 2009
from 3.02 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
31.7%
−6.9 ptssince 2009
from 38.6% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
47.5%
+2.5 ptssince 2009
from 45.0% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
9.1
+7%since 2009
from 8.5 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
67
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic42.3%(15,433)
Black0.7%(257)
Hispanic / Latino6.1%(2,228)
Asian20.8%(7,588)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic42.1%(16,698)
Black0.5%(198)
Hispanic / Latino6.8%(2,699)
Asian18.7%(7,413)
Other31.9%(12,632)
Diversity Score
85
+2%since 2009
from 83 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican2.2%(883)
Puerto Rican1.4%(557)
Peruvian0.6%(249)
Spaniard0.4%(167)
Cuban0.4%(143)
Ecuadorian0.3%(124)
Salvadoran0.1%(48)
Guatemalan0.1%(21)
Argentine0%(17)
Chilean0%(12)
Asian origin
Japanese8.6%(3,405)
Filipino2.9%(1,131)
Chinese2.7%(1,080)
Korean0.8%(300)
Cambodian0.5%(200)
Okinawan0.3%(113)
Vietnamese0.2%(88)
Asian Indian0.2%(69)
Hmong0.1%(57)
Taiwanese0.1%(47)
Laotian0.1%(44)
Thai0.1%(35)
+ 2 more asian origin groups with data
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian21%(8,310)
Samoan1.2%(478)
Chamorro0.4%(163)
Fijian0.3%(118)
Marshallese0.2%(84)
Tongan0.1%(58)
Guamanian0.1%(44)
Ancestry
German11.7%(4,620)
English10.8%(4,279)
Irish10.5%(4,174)
Italian4.3%(1,701)
Portuguese3.6%(1,418)
American2.4%(951)
French2.1%(844)
Scottish2%(794)
Polish1.7%(664)
Norwegian1.1%(453)
Swedish1%(403)
Greek1%(383)
+ 36 more ancestry groups with data
Russian0.6%(244)
Dutch0.6%(236)
Danish0.6%(227)
Finnish0.5%(212)
Scotch-Irish0.5%(212)
Welsh0.5%(206)
Swiss0.3%(115)
Canadian0.3%(110)
Australian0.3%(109)
Hungarian0.3%(109)
Arab0.2%(98)
Lithuanian0.2%(84)
Ukrainian0.2%(83)
British0.2%(64)
Egyptian0.2%(63)
Croatian0.2%(63)
Armenian0.1%(48)
Brazilian0.1%(48)
Czech0.1%(47)
Austrian0.1%(40)
Romanian0.1%(40)
Belgian0.1%(33)
West Indian0.1%(29)
Syrian0.1%(23)
Slovene0.1%(23)
Iranian0%(19)
Latvian0%(19)
Lebanese0%(12)
Slovak0%(11)
Serbian0%(9)
Turkish0%(6)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
55.5%
+16.1 ptssince 2000
from 39.4% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
97.9%
+5.0 ptssince 2000
from 92.8% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
27.2%
+11.7 ptssince 2000
from 15.5% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
29.1 min
+41%since 2000
from 20.7 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
69.9%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 69.1% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
10.5%
−2.9 ptssince 2009
from 13.4% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
2.0%
−2.5 ptssince 2009
from 4.4% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
13.0%
+6.0 ptssince 2009
from 6.9% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.3%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 2.7% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
1.0%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 1.9% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.2%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 4.1% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.8%
−1.8 ptssince 2011
from 5.6% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
64.3%
−3.7 ptssince 2011
from 68.0% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
78.6%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 76.7% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
15.1%
+3.0 ptssince 2009
from 12.1% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
53.6%
+8.6 ptssince 2009
from 45.0% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.5%
−2.1 ptssince 2009
from 50.6% in 2009
Female
51.5%
+2.1 ptssince 2009
from 49.4% in 2009
Foreign born
8.4%
+1.4 ptssince 2009
from 7.0% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
10.9%
−4.2 ptssince 2009
from 15.0% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
12.3%
+3.1 ptssince 2012
from 9.2% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
2.3%
−5.0 ptssince 2013
from 7.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
95.5%
+5.2 ptssince 2017
from 90.3% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
98.1%
+2.6 ptssince 2020
from 95.5% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
88.3%
+2.4 ptssince 2020
from 86.0% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
89.9%
+1.2 ptssince 2016
from 88.7% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
1.9%
+0.1 ptssince 2016
from 1.9% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married32.4%(5,165)
Married57.1%(9,112)
Widowed3.4%(549)
Divorced7.1%(1,129)
Women 15+
Never married23.8%(3,931)
Married55.5%(9,148)
Widowed9%(1,488)
Divorced11.7%(1,924)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
2.3%
−5.0 ptssince 2013
from 7.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
67.8%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 68.0% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
14.0%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 14.3% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
22.7%
+2.7 ptssince 2020
from 20.0% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
11.7%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 11.4% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
4.0%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 2.6% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
83.7%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 84.3% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
35.1%
+3.9 ptssince 2020
from 31.2% 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)48.3%(1,546)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)32.5%(1,040)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.1%(963)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.3%(137)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.3%(41)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,202 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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Income$69,418−53%
Home value$352,000−74%
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Kailua CDP (Honolulu County), Hawaii?

Kailua CDP (Honolulu County), Hawaii has about 39,640 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Kailua CDP (Honolulu County), Hawaii?

The typical household in Kailua CDP (Honolulu County), Hawaii earns about $148,582 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Kailua CDP (Honolulu County), Hawaii expensive?

In Kailua CDP (Honolulu County), Hawaii, the median home is worth about $1,353,700, and the typical rent is about $3,093 a month.

How educated are people in Kailua CDP (Honolulu County), Hawaii?

About 55.5% of adults age 25 and over in Kailua CDP (Honolulu County), Hawaii hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Kailua CDP (Honolulu County), Hawaii?

About 4.0% of people in Kailua CDP (Honolulu County), Hawaii live below the federal poverty line.

Has Kailua CDP (Honolulu County), Hawaii grown since 1990?

Yes, Kailua CDP (Honolulu County), Hawaii has grown since 1990. The population has added about 2,822 residents, a change of about 8 percent over that period.

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