Kahuku, HI

Census Place

2024 Population

2,375

US Senator

Brian Schatz

Democratic Party

US Senator

Mazie Hirono

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

27.3

5.41% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

8.04%

29.3% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$75,066

2.53% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Kahuku, HI is home to a population of 2.38k people, from which 96% are citizens.

As of 2024, 13.1% of Kahuku, HI residents were born outside of the country (311 people).

In 2024, there were 1.4 times more Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents (850 people) in Kahuku, HI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 607 Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander (Non-Hispanic) and 361 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96%

2024 Citizenship

96.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96% of Kahuku, HI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Kahuku, HI was 96.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Kahuku, HI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Kahuku, HI

Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
850 ± 228
Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander (Non-Hispanic)
607 ± 293
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
361 ± 116

7.87%

Hispanic Population

187 people

7.87% of the people in Kahuku, HI are hispanic (187 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Kahuku, HI as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Hawaii.

Most Common Origin

Philippines
114,478 ± 7,971 people
Japan
24,963 ± 3,845 people
China
21,479 ± 3,571 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Hawaii was Philippines, the natal country of 114,478 Hawaii residents, followed by Japan with 24,963 and China with 21,479.

Foreign-Born Population

13.1%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

311 people

11.2%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

271 people

As of 2024, 13.1% of Kahuku, HI residents (311 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Kahuku, HI was 11.2%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Kahuku, HI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
28 ± 40
Gulf War (2001-)
16 ± 16

Kahuku, HI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.75 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Kahuku, HI.

Economy

The economy of Kahuku, HI employs 930 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Kahuku, HI were Educational Services (181 people), Accommodation & Food Services (129 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (95 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($98,214), Public Administration ($72,750), and Finance & Insurance ($66,354).

Employment

Occupations

930

2024 Value

± 172

3.1%

1 Year growth

± 25.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kahuku, HI grew at a rate of 3.1%, from 902 employees to 930 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Kahuku, HI, are Sales & Related Occupations (138 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (127 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (103 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Kahuku, HI.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Hawaii.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Hawaii (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

930

2024 Value

± 172

3.1%

1 Year growth

± 25.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kahuku, HI grew at a rate of 3.1%, from 902 employees to 930 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kahuku, HI, are Educational Services (181 people), Accommodation & Food Services (129 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (95 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Kahuku, HI, though some of these residents may live in Kahuku, HI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$54,239

Median earning men ± $18,048

$31,528

Median earning women ± $11,752

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($98,571), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($64,904), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($59,063).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($154,167), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($45,313), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($27,431).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Kahuku, HI was $910,000 in 2024, which is 2.74 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $769,100 to $910,000, a 18.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Kahuku, HI is 59.9%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Kahuku, HI have an average commute time of 29.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Kahuku, HI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$910,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$81,390

$361

Median Property Taxes

±$81

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Kahuku, HI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Kahuku, HI compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

59.9%

Homeownership

2024

76.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 59.9% of the housing units in Kahuku, HI were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 58.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Kahuku, HI compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$75,066

Median Household Income

± $22,638

603

Number of Households

± 116

In 2024, the median household income of the 603 households in Kahuku, HI grew to $75,066 from the previous year's value of $73,214.

The following chart displays the households in Kahuku, HI distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Kahuku, HI is from Hawaii.

0.436

2024 Wage GINI in Hawaii

0.433

2023 Wage GINI in Hawaii

In 2024, the income inequality in Hawaii was 0.436 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.688% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Hawaii was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Hawaii in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Hawaii across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (63.5%)
Carpooled (18.5%)
Worked At Home (12.4%)

In 2024, 63.5% of workers in Kahuku, HI drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (18.5%) and those who worked at home (12.4%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

29.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Kahuku, HI have a longer commute time (29.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.56% of the workforce in Kahuku, HI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Kahuku, HI compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Kahuku, HI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Kahuku, HI have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.04% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kahuku, HI (190 out of 2.36k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females < 5 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Kahuku, HI is Two Or More, followed by White and Asian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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