Kualapuu, HI

Census Place

2024 Population

2,535

US Senator

Brian Schatz

Democratic Party

US Senator

Mazie Hirono

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

37.8

2.33% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

19.8%

12.7% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$62,917

19.8% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Kualapuu, HI is home to a population of 2.54k people, from which 99.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.868% of Kualapuu, HI residents were born outside of the country (22 people).

In 2024, there were 1.41 times more Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.23k people) in Kualapuu, HI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 869 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 191 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.8%

2024 Citizenship

99.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.8% of Kualapuu, HI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Kualapuu, HI was 99.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Kualapuu, HI

Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander (Non-Hispanic)
1.23k ± 312
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
869 ± 220
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic)
191 ± 135

7.93%

Hispanic Population

201 people

7.93% of the people in Kualapuu, HI are hispanic (201 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Kualapuu, 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

0.868%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

22 people

2.08%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

49 people

As of 2024, 0.868% of Kualapuu, HI residents (22 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 Kualapuu, HI was 2.08%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
77 ± 69
Gulf War (1990s)
30 ± 33
Gulf War (2001-)
22 ± 26

Kualapuu, HI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.57 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Kualapuu, HI employs 870 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Kualapuu, HI were Educational Services (202 people), Retail Trade (108 people), and Public Administration (103 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services ($75,278), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($55,600), and Construction ($47,583).

Employment

Occupations

870

2024 Value

± 142

4.95%

1 Year growth

± 22.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kualapuu, HI grew at a rate of 4.95%, from 829 employees to 870 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Kualapuu, HI, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (136 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (108 people), and Management Occupations (84 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Kualapuu, 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

870

2024 Value

± 142

4.95%

1 Year growth

± 22.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kualapuu, HI grew at a rate of 4.95%, from 829 employees to 870 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kualapuu, HI, are Educational Services (202 people), Retail Trade (108 people), and Public Administration (103 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Kualapuu, HI, though some of these residents may live in Kualapuu, HI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$38,750

Median earning men ± $15,735

$39,680

Median earning women ± $2,335

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($92,292), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($75,417), and Construction ($47,917).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($55,450), Public Administration ($41,000), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($38,438).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Kualapuu, HI was $318,400 in 2024, which is 0.957 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $258,900 to $318,400, a 23% increase. The homeownership rate in Kualapuu, HI is 82%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Kualapuu, HI have an average commute time of 17.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Kualapuu, HI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$318,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$61,159

$555

Median Property Taxes

±$106

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

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

Rent vs Own

82%

Homeownership

2024

65.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 82% of the housing units in Kualapuu, HI were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 78.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Kualapuu, 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.

$62,917

Median Household Income

± $22,416

677

Number of Households

± 118

In 2024, the median household income of the 677 households in Kualapuu, HI grew to $62,917 from the previous year's value of $52,500.

The following chart displays the households in Kualapuu, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Kualapuu, 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 (68.4%)
Carpooled (14.7%)
Worked At Home (11.9%)

In 2024, 68.4% of workers in Kualapuu, HI drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.7%) and those who worked at home (11.9%).

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

17.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Kualapuu, HI have a shorter commute time (17.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Kualapuu, HI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

19.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kualapuu, HI (496 out of 2.51k 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 Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Males 12 - 14.

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

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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