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Kealakekua, HI

1,919 Population
10 square miles 191.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.9 ±15.3 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Hilo-Kailua, HI Micro Area: 44.3 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Hawaii: 40.9 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$41,507 ±$9,620 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in the Hilo-Kailua, HI Micro Area: $39,739 ±$1,197
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Hawaii: $46,005 ±$561
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$102,772 ±$44,766 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in the Hilo-Kailua, HI Micro Area: $78,639 ±$2,560
  • about the same as the amount in Hawaii: $100,389 ±$1,121
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

7.2% ±2% (135  ±58) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in the Hilo-Kailua, HI Micro Area: 14.9% 30,331 (±1.2% / ±2,443)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Hawaii: 10% 141,401 (±0.3% / ±4,578)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

30.9 minutes ±2.7 (24,000  ±6,905) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Hilo-Kailua, HI Micro Area: 27.4 2,083,020 (±0.9 / ±81,000)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Hawaii: 26.2 16,458,540 (±0.2 / ±156,198)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

573 ±122 Number of households
  • the Hilo-Kailua, HI Micro Area: 74,072 ±842
  • Hawaii: 492,453 ±2,224
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3.3 ±0.8 (1,879  ±627) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Hilo-Kailua, HI Micro Area: 2.7 203,199 (±0 / ±83)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Hawaii: 2.9 1,405,082
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

11.5% ±13.9% (41  ±53) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • nearly double the rate in the Hilo-Kailua, HI Micro Area: 6.2% † 2,653 (±1.1% / ±455)
  • about double the rate in Hawaii: 5.8% 18,243 (±0.3% / ±982)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

661 ±123 Number of housing units
  • the Hilo-Kailua, HI Micro Area: 90,735 ±123
  • Hawaii: 567,896 ±229
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$643,600 ±$51,024 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the Hilo-Kailua, HI Micro Area: $519,300 ±$16,515
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Hawaii: $839,100 ±$5,924
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

10.6% ±6% (199  ±129.5) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in the Hilo-Kailua, HI Micro Area: 10.7% 21,813 (±0.9% / ±1,894.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Hawaii: 12.5% 179,272 (±0.4% / ±5,002.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

86.4% ±28.6% (1,151  ±224.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Hilo-Kailua, HI Micro Area: 93.2% 139,379 (±1.9% / ±2,810.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Hawaii: 93.2% 959,722 (±0.6% / ±6,598.5)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
32.1% ±6.5% (428  ±143.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Hilo-Kailua, HI Micro Area: 31.4% 47,001 (±1.1% / ±1,632.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Hawaii: 36.1% 372,299 (±0.4% / ±3,891.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

23.2% ±13.2% (446  ±292) Foreign-born population
  • about double the rate in the Hilo-Kailua, HI Micro Area: 11.8% 24,284
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Hawaii: 17.9% 259,001
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

10.3% ±3.5% (149  ±65) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Hilo-Kailua, HI Micro Area: 7.3% 11,933 (±0.5% / ±794)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Hawaii: 8% 87,697 (±0.2% / ±2,124)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
149 Total veterans ±65 149 Male ±65 N/A Female ±12

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