With 469 people, Kapalua is a city in Hawaii. The median age is 55.2, about 16 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $1,604,200, having more than doubled since 2000. That is roughly 54% ahead of the Hawaii median. Households take in $154,375 a year at the median, 88% more than the country as a whole. That puts it in the top 2% of US cities for household income.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $154,375, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 55.2
US median: 38.9
More educated
44% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 50%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Kapalua
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate40.9% → 2.8%(−38.1 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Median age27.4 → 55.2(+27.8 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Median home value (2024 dollars)$540,015 → $1,604,200(+197%)US over the same years: +67%
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)28.6%(4)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)28.6%(4)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era57.1%(8)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 14 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
Kapalua, decade by decade
Kapalua 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
394
$111,502
$540,015
39.0%
39.3
2000
467
$104,366
$1,066,033
46.9%
71.7
2010
353
$173,400
$1,438,572+
36.7%
51.1
2020
495
$157,166
$2,373,536
46.6%
66.2
2024
469
$154,375
$1,604,200
43.8%
69.7
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.
