Kapaa is home to 11,094 people in Hawaii. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $861,300. At a median age of 48.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Renters pay $2,020 a month at the median. 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1,622 more people live here than in 2000.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $89,477, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 48.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 139%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Kapaa
What changed most since 1990
Asian share53.7% → 34.2%(−19.5 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
Median age31.1 → 48.4(+17.3 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Hispanic share14.0% → 8.5%(−5.6 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 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)15%(83)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.6%(92)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.6%(197)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War27.3%(151)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.4%(2)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 554 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
Kapaa, decade by decade
Kapaa 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
8,149
$77,856
$371,051
10.9%
74.4
2000
9,472
$71,861
$359,959
16.6%
89.6
2010
10,699
$87,458
$746,474
21.5%
98.1
2020
11,652
$112,200
$701,165
30.3%
96.1
2024
11,094
$89,477
$861,300
29.7%
89.7
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.
