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Kailua, Hawaii: commercial real estate data.
Kailua is a Census CDP of 21,818 people across 13.80 square miles of land, in Hawaii County. Median household income is $88,211, 67.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Kailua
What Kailua is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area13.8 sq mi
- Water area5.4 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,581
- County holding the largest share of its areaHawaii County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kailua
How many people live in Kailua
- Population21,818
- Median age41.6
- Population under 184,420
- Share under 1820.3 percent
- Population 65 and over4,291
- Share 65 and over19.7 percent
- Households7,598
- Family households4,897
- Share of households that are families64.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kailua
Income and work in Kailua
- Median household income$88,211
- Per capita income$45,971
- Civilian labor force10,824
- Employed10,387
- Unemployed437 plus or minus 182
- Unemployment rate4.0 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Adults 25 and over15,887
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher33.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree12.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kailua
Housing in Kailua
- Housing units9,923
- Occupied units7,598
- Vacant units2,325
- Vacancy rate23.4 percent
- Owner occupied5,090
- Renter occupied2,508
- Ownership rate67.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$667,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,754
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.9 percent
- Single family units4,752
- Share single family47.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more5,133
- Share in buildings of two or more51.7 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1985
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kailua
How Kailua gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute8,921
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,535
- Share commuting under 15 minutes39.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,631 plus or minus 605
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more29.5 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Drove alone62.1 percent
- Carpooled22.4 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Walked2.1 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Worked from home10.2 percent plus or minus 3.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hawaii County, not Kailua
Hawaii County context, not Kailua figures
- Establishments in Hawaii County4,400
- Covered employment, Hawaii County74,029
- Average annual pay, Hawaii County$57,868
- Housing units permitted, Hawaii County982
Every figure in this section is published for Hawaii County as a whole and is not a measurement of Kailua.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Kailua questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Kailua, Hawaii?
21,818, in 7,598 households. Kailua CDP covers 13.80 square miles of land, which is 1,581 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Kailua in?
Hawaii County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Kailua?
$88,211. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $667,400. Median gross rent is $1,754 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Kailua figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Hawaii County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Kailua.
Is zoning published for Kailua?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.