CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Koloa

Hawaii · 1,700 residents · 1.25 sq mi

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Koloa is home to 1,700 people in Hawaii. Median home value sits at $156,900. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The average commute runs 14 minutes. Owners hold 57% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 20% less than in Hawaii as a whole.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,700

−12%vs 2000

vs 1,942 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

34.1

−5%vs 2000

vs 35.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.25 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(124)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.9%(134)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(110)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.7%(80)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2410.6%(180)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.7%(250)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.8%(217)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.1%(155)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.6%(130)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.3%(158)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.9%(117)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.6%(45)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$31,207

+18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,786 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,243

−37%vs 2000

vs $16,224 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.0%

−5.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$156,900

+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $180,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$389

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $505 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

56.5%

+11.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 44.9% in 2000

43.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic18%(349)

Black0.4%(7)

Hispanic / Latino11.4%(221)

Asian42.2%(820)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic22.7%(386)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino10.8%(184)

Asian72.5%(1,232)

Other4.8%(82)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican6.8%(199)

Puerto Rican6%(175)

Spaniard3.1%(90)

South American1.3%(39)

Central American0.8%(22)

Costa Rican0.8%(22)

Chilean0.8%(22)

Colombian0.6%(17)

Asian origin

Filipino16.3%(474)

Japanese6.2%(179)

Thai0.2%(7)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian23.1%(672)

Marshallese4.6%(133)

Samoan1.9%(55)

Ancestry

Portuguese14.4%(420)

Irish11.9%(345)

German5.1%(148)

French Canadian3.6%(105)

English3.6%(104)

Scottish2.6%(76)

Italian1.7%(48)

French1.5%(44)

Polish0.8%(22)

Dutch0.7%(21)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(20)

Latvian0.6%(18)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.6%(18)

American0.5%(15)

Swedish0.3%(10)

Hungarian0.2%(7)

Ukrainian0.2%(7)

Canadian0.1%(4)

Finnish0.1%(4)

Swiss0.1%(4)

British0.1%(3)

Danish0.1%(3)

RANKED:Largest Native Hawaiian population · Largest Filipino population · Largest Portuguese population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.7%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

57.5%

−16.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.7%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.0 min

+6%vs 2000

vs 13.3 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 married40.9%(389)

Married50.2%(478)

Widowed3.5%(33)

Divorced5.5%(52)

Women 15+

Never married43.4%(467)

Married34.2%(368)

Widowed6.3%(68)

Divorced16.2%(174)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.9%

−3.4 ptssince 2013

from 8.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.6%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 57.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.5%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 10.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.5%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 15.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.3%

+6.9 ptssince 2020

from 24.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.5%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 1.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.6%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 65.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.9%

+5.4 ptssince 2020

from 38.5% 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)26.3%(30)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13.2%(15)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era39.5%(45)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 114 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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