CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Kapalua

Hawaii · 394 residents · 4.85 sq mi

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Kapalua is a city of 394 people in Hawaii. The typical home is worth $225,000. The poverty rate is 40.9%, above the 13.2% national rate. Renters pay $1,001 a month at the median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 39% of adults have a four-year degree. This skews young, with a median age of 27.4.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 27.4

US median: 33.0

More educated

39% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 49%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

394

−16%vs 2000

vs 467 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

27.4

−34%vs 2000

vs 41.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.85 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024469

Age distribution, 1990

Under 52.3%(9)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 93.3%(13)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 141.3%(5)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1924.9%(98)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2415%(59)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.2%(60)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.4%(49)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.7%(50)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.9%(27)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.1%(24)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 840%(0)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$46,458

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $57,292 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$20,943

−72%vs 2000

vs $75,992 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

40.9%

+33.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$225,000

−49%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $585,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$1,001

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $1,308 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

61.2%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.5% in 2000

38.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic58.7%(274)

Black0.4%(2)

Hispanic / Latino3.4%(16)

Asian11.3%(53)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic82.7%(326)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.8%(7)

Asian17.3%(68)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican13.9%(65)

Puerto Rican0.6%(3)

Central American0.6%(3)

Costa Rican0.6%(3)

Asian origin

Japanese5.8%(27)

Filipino1.1%(5)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian11.7%(55)

Chamorro3.8%(18)

Ancestry

German18.8%(88)

English16.4%(77)

Irish7%(33)

Croatian4.3%(20)

Norwegian3.6%(17)

Polish2.3%(11)

French1.9%(9)

Scottish1.9%(9)

Ukrainian1.9%(9)

Belgian1.7%(8)

American1.3%(6)

Italian1.3%(6)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish1.3%(6)

Portuguese1.1%(5)

Canadian0.9%(4)

Dutch0.9%(4)

Swedish0.9%(4)

Czech0.6%(3)

Slovene0.6%(3)

Arab0.4%(2)

Syrian0.4%(2)

British0.4%(2)

Russian0.2%(1)

Subsaharan African0.2%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Native Hawaiian population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

39.0%

−7.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 46.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

100.0%

+6.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 93.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.2%

−11.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.8 min

+63%vs 2000

vs 16.4 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 married17.7%(33)

Married72%(134)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced10.2%(19)

Women 15+

Never married12.8%(29)

Married69.6%(158)

Widowed5.3%(12)

Divorced12.3%(28)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.4%

−3.5 ptssince 2013

from 6.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.2%

+14.5 ptssince 2020

from 40.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

28.4%

−14.1 ptssince 2020

from 42.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

32.2%

−5.2 ptssince 2020

from 37.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.4%

+5.6 ptssince 2020

from 7.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.4%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 1.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

78.0%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 78.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.6%

−5.4 ptssince 2020

from 44.0% 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)28.6%(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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