Kapaa is home to 73,731 people. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $873,200. That puts it in the top 1% of US metro areas for household income. At a median age of 43.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 15,268 more people live here than in 2000. 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $97,668, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 123%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Kapaa
What changed most since 1990
Asian share56.7% → 30.0%(−26.6 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$408,492 → $873,200(+114%)US over the same years: +67%
Homes owned by their occupants58.8% → 68.6%(+9.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
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)20.9%(774)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.7%(621)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era42.6%(1,581)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War10.3%(381)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.9%(34)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,711 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
Kapaa, decade by decade
Kapaa 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
51,177
$89,823
$408,492
16.3%
70.9
2000
58,463
$82,011
$390,927
19.4%
88.9
2010
67,091
$89,955
$838,975
22.7%
91.8
2020
73,298
$100,379
$735,586
28.5%
92.7
2024
73,731
$97,668
$873,200
30.1%
90.8
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.
