Kekaha is home to 3,768 people in Hawaii. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 16% of adults. The typical home is worth $682,900, having more than tripled since 2000. There are 3,929 people per square mile. Median rent is $2,248 a month. 18.9% of locals live below the federal poverty line.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $84,375, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 129%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Kekaha
What changed most since 1990
Asian share66.9% → 20.4%(−46.5 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
Hispanic share14.1% → 5.1%(−9.0 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$310,329 → $682,900(+120%)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)44.4%(59)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15.8%(21)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era49.6%(66)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 133 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
Kekaha, decade by decade
Kekaha 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
3,506
$80,839
$310,329
9.3%
62.5
2000
3,175
$74,875
$298,751
12.4%
84.3
2010
3,537
$86,590
$717,703
15.4%
90.8
2020
3,715
$91,566
$490,512
10.5%
72.7
2024
3,768
$84,375
$682,900
15.7%
71.1
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.
