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Kailua, Hawaii: commercial real estate data.
Kailua is a Census CDP of 39,640 people across 7.77 square miles of land, in Honolulu County. Median household income is $148,582, 72.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 33 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $4.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Kailua
What Kailua is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area7.77 sq mi
- Water area2.82 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land5,100
- County holding the largest share of its areaHonolulu 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
- Population39,640
- Median age42.9
- Population under 188,483
- Share under 1821.4 percent
- Population 65 and over8,855
- Share 65 and over22.3 percent
- Households13,641
- Family households9,848
- Share of households that are families72.2 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$148,582
- Per capita income$61,085
- Civilian labor force18,845
- Employed18,131
- Unemployed714 plus or minus 182
- Unemployment rate3.8 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Adults 25 and over28,936
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher55.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree27.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kailua
Housing in Kailua
- Housing units14,754
- Occupied units13,641
- Vacant units1,113 plus or minus 227
- Vacancy rate7.5 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Owner occupied9,863
- Renter occupied3,778
- Ownership rate72.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$1,353,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$3,093
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.0 percent
- Single family units12,198
- Share single family82.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,545
- Share in buildings of two or more17.2 percent
- Mobile homes11 plus or minus 18
- Median year structure built1966
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 commute16,906
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,833
- Share commuting under 15 minutes16.8 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more9,800
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more58.0 percent
- Drove alone69.9 percent
- Carpooled10.5 percent
- Public transport2.0 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Walked2.3 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Worked from home13.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kailua
SBA loans in Kailua (7(a))
- Approvals33
- Gross approval$4,905,000
- Average approval$148,636
- Median approval$50,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$247,080
- Largest approval$1,410,000
- Jobs supported149
- Jobs per approval4.5
- Loans with a final outcome10
- Paid in full7
- Charged off3
- Median term60 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises9.1 percent
- Distinct lenders11
- Distinct industries by NAICS26
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Kailua, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 10 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.
Kailua
SBA loans in Kailua (504)
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$2,535,000
- Average approval$422,500
- Median approval$251,000
- Largest approval$1,031,000
- Jobs supported26
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Kailua, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Honolulu County, not Kailua
Honolulu County context, not Kailua figures
- Establishments in Honolulu County20,890
- Covered employment, Honolulu County453,193
- Average annual pay, Honolulu County$69,851
- Housing units permitted, Honolulu County1,638
Every figure in this section is published for Honolulu 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.
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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?
39,640, in 13,641 households. Kailua CDP covers 7.77 square miles of land, which is 5,100 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?
Honolulu 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?
$148,582. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,353,700. Median gross rent is $3,093 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Kailua businesses?
33 7(a) approvals totaling $4.9 m since FY2020, across 11 lenders, median approval $50,000, plus 6 504 approvals worth $2.5 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Kailua, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Kailua borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Kailua. Only 10 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 Kailua figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Honolulu 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.