Kilauea is home to 3,146 people in Hawaii. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $1,087,400. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 1,054 people. That puts it in the top 10% of US cities for household income. 82% of homes are owner-occupied. At a median age of 42.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $91,984, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.2
US median: 38.9
Average education
33% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 179%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Kilauea
What changed most since 1990
Asian share44.5% → 15.1%(−29.4 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
Poverty rate2.2% → 18.5%(+16.3 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$440,893 → $1,087,400(+147%)US over the same years: +67%
Kilauea's population equals 4.3% of Kauai County's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.4% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 8.8% of the county's.
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)28.7%(27)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era45.7%(43)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.4%(7)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 94 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
Kilauea, decade by decade
Kilauea 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
1,736
$97,906
$440,893
18.4%
70.1
2000
2,092
$75,258
$390,199
20.0%
85.1
2010
2,803
$100,251
$953,053
29.1%
82.5
2020
3,014
$98,374
$822,490
28.8%
87.1
2024
3,146
$91,984
$1,087,400
32.8%
81.9
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.
