Kekaha, HI

Census Place

2024 Population

3,768

US Senator

Brian Schatz

Democratic Party

US Senator

Mazie Hirono

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

41.2

3% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

18.9%

18.2% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$84,375

15.6% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Kekaha, HI is home to a population of 3.77k people, from which 93.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 9.47% of Kekaha, HI residents were born outside of the country (357 people).

In 2024, there were 1.43 times more Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.31k people) in Kekaha, HI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 911 Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander (Non-Hispanic) and 767 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.2%

2024 Citizenship

93.2%

2023 Citizenship

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

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Kekaha, HI

Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
1.31k ± 494
Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander (Non-Hispanic)
911 ± 316
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
767 ± 240

5.12%

Hispanic Population

193 people

5.12% of the people in Kekaha, HI are hispanic (193 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Kekaha, 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

9.47%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

357 people

9.68%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

337 people

As of 2024, 9.47% of Kekaha, HI residents (357 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 Kekaha, HI was 9.68%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
66 ± 60
Gulf War (2001-)
59 ± 50
Gulf War (1990s)
3 ± 13

Kekaha, HI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.12 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Kekaha, HI employs 1.63k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Kekaha, HI were Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (186 people), Transportation & Warehousing (180 people), and Construction (177 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($170,779), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($68,214), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($65,942).

Employment

Occupations

1.63k

2024 Value

± 270

3.56%

1 Year growth

± 23.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kekaha, HI grew at a rate of 3.56%, from 1.57k employees to 1.63k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Kekaha, HI, are Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (226 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (200 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (177 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Kekaha, 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

1.63k

2024 Value

± 270

3.56%

1 Year growth

± 23.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kekaha, HI grew at a rate of 3.56%, from 1.57k employees to 1.63k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kekaha, HI, are Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (186 people), Transportation & Warehousing (180 people), and Construction (177 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Kekaha, HI, though some of these residents may live in Kekaha, HI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$58,955

Median earning men ± $7,267

$48,500

Median earning women ± $15,519

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($93,261), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($66,750), and Public Administration ($64,615).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($56,875), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($54,113), and Retail Trade ($52,609).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Kekaha, HI was $682,900 in 2024, which is 2.05 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $516,800 to $682,900, a 32.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Kekaha, HI is 68.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Kekaha, HI have an average commute time of 26.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Kekaha, HI is higher than the national average, with an average of 4 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$682,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$86,575

$722

Median Property Taxes

±$175

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 Kekaha, HI the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

68.3%

Homeownership

2024

74.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 68.3% of the housing units in Kekaha, HI were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 67.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Kekaha, 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.

$84,375

Median Household Income

± $24,108

1.06k

Number of Households

± 214

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.06k households in Kekaha, HI grew to $84,375 from the previous year's value of $73,011.

The following chart displays the households in Kekaha, 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 $125k - $150k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Kekaha, 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 (77.5%)
Carpooled (17.4%)
Worked At Home (2.49%)

In 2024, 77.5% of workers in Kekaha, HI drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (17.4%) and those who worked at home (2.49%).

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

26.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Kekaha, HI have a shorter commute time (26.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.36% of the workforce in Kekaha, HI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

4 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Kekaha, HI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Kekaha, HI have 4 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

18.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kekaha, HI (713 out of 3.76k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 12 - 14, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Males 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Kekaha, HI is Two Or More, followed by Pacific Islander 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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