Keaau, Hawaii: commercial real estate data.
Keaau is a Census CDP of 1,436 people across 6.33 square miles of land, in Hawaii County. Median household income is $85,000, 60.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Keaau
What Keaau is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area6.33 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land227 plus or minus 52
- 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.
Keaau
How many people live in Keaau
- Population1,436 plus or minus 332
- Median age43.3
- Population under 18308 plus or minus 95
- Share under 1821.4 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Population 65 and over352 plus or minus 92
- Share 65 and over24.5 percent
- Households478
- Family households285 plus or minus 71
- Share of households that are families59.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Keaau
Income and work in Keaau
- Median household income$85,000 plus or minus $26,032
- Per capita income$37,535 plus or minus $8,571
- Civilian labor force670 plus or minus 183
- Employed655 plus or minus 179
- Unemployed15 plus or minus 17
- Unemployment rate2.2 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Adults 25 and over1,031 plus or minus 239
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.4 percent plus or minus 27.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.3 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.1 percent plus or minus 1.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Keaau
Housing in Keaau
- Housing units523 plus or minus 107
- Occupied units478
- Vacant units45 plus or minus 42
- Vacancy rate8.6 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Owner occupied291 plus or minus 74
- Renter occupied187 plus or minus 64
- Ownership rate60.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$332,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$827 plus or minus $333
- Annual rent as a share of median income11.7 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Single family units457 plus or minus 105
- Share single family87.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more66 plus or minus 39
- Share in buildings of two or more12.6 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Keaau
How Keaau gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute592 plus or minus 179
- Commuting under 15 minutes133 plus or minus 59
- Share commuting under 15 minutes22.5 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more194 plus or minus 83
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more32.8 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Drove alone72.0 percent
- Carpooled19.8 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Public transport1.8 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Walked0.3 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Worked from home4.8 percent plus or minus 4.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Keaau
SBA loans in Keaau (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$1,260,000
- Average approval$252,000
- Median approval$50,000
- Largest approval$1,140,000
- Jobs supported18
- Jobs per approval3.6
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full1
- Charged off1
- Median term60 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Keaau, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Keaau
SBA loans in Keaau (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$67,000
- Average approval$67,000
- Median approval$67,000
- Largest approval$67,000
- Jobs supported2
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Keaau, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Hawaii County, not Keaau
Hawaii County context, not Keaau 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 Keaau.
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.
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Common questions
Keaau questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Keaau, Hawaii?
1,436, in 478 households. Keaau CDP covers 6.33 square miles of land, which is 227 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Keaau 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 Keaau?
$85,000. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $332,900. Median gross rent is $827 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Keaau businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $1.3 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $50,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $67,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Keaau, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Keaau borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Keaau. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Keaau 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 Keaau.
Is zoning published for Keaau?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.