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Put up to four U.S. cities, towns or census-designated places side by side on 29 figures: 22 measures from the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, each with its margin, and their 2025 population estimate, growth, density, new homes and housing costs against income. A filled square marks a figure that differs from the first place by more than both margins of error allow; without it, the survey cannot tell the two apart.
How do Kailua (Hawaii County), HI compare?
| Figure | Kailua (Hawaii County), HI |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 (estimate) | no yearly estimate (census-designated place) |
| Change since April 2020 | – |
| Residents counted in the 2020 Census | 19,713 |
| Residents per square mile (2020) | 1,429 |
| Homes permitted in 2025 per 1,000 residents | – |
| Median home value ÷ median household income | 7.6 years of income |
| A year of median rent ÷ median income of all households (renters usually earn less) | 23.9% |
| Measure | Kailua (Hawaii County), HI |
|---|---|
| Total population | 21,818±2,034 |
| Median age | 41.6±4.1 |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 8.3%±2.3 pts |
| White alone, not Hispanic | 40.1%±4.8 pts |
| Black or African American alone, not Hispanic | 0.2%±0.3 pts |
| Asian alone, not Hispanic | 19.0%±4.5 pts |
| Born outside the United States | 19.6%±3.4 pts |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 33.6%±3.6 pts |
| Median household income | $88,211±$5,715 |
| Per capita income | $45,971±$5,079 |
| People below the poverty line | 14.3%±3.2 pts |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0%±1.7 pts |
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $667,400±$43,323 |
| Median gross rent | $1,754±$93 |
| Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent | 27.0%±8.1 pts |
| Owner-occupied homes | 67.0%±4.3 pts |
| Built 2020 or later | 0.5%±0.4 pts |
| Worked from home | 10.2%±3.7 pts |
| Drove alone to work | 62.1%±5.6 pts |
| Public transportation | 0.4%±0.5 pts |
| Mean travel time to work | 20.3 min±1.8 |
| No health insurance coverage | 7.4%±1.7 pts |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025; 2020 Census; Building Permits Survey 2025 · Check it at data.census.gov