What is the population of Kualapuu CDP?

Kualapuu CDP has 2,357 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #91 of 163 in Hawaii.

What is the median household income in Kualapuu CDP?

Median household income in Kualapuu CDP is $52,500 a year, 33.2% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Kualapuu CDP?

Median gross rent is $1,500 a month and the median home value is $258,900, so rent absorbs about 34.3% of median household income.

Is Kualapuu CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 4.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Kualapuu CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 34.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Kualapuu, HI population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Kualapuu, Hawaii (Kualapuu, HI — Census place “Kualapuu CDP”) is 2,357 residents, ranking #91 of 163 places in Hawaii. Median household income is $52,500, the median home is worth $258,900 and median gross rent runs $1,500 a month. Looking for the Kualapuu Hawaii ZIP code list? 2 ZIP codes serve Kualapuu, HI: 96729, 96757.

Population: 2,357Kualapuu CDP residents
Median household income: $52,500Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $258,900Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,500Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 38.7 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 78.8%Owner-occupied households

Kualapuu ZIP codes (Hawaii)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Kualapuu.

The Kualapuu HI ZIP code list below covers 2 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Kualapuu CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Kualapuu CDP median would spend about 34.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.6% of residents and 78.8% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Kualapuu CDP, HI in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Kualapuu CDP is a small town in Hawaii, with 2,357 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #91 of 163 ranked by population — larger than 44% of them. The median age here is 38.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Kualapuu CDP earn a median of $52,500 a year, 33.2% below the national figure of $78,538 and 43% below the $92,062 median for the 124 Hawaii cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 17.6% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Kualapuu CDP is valued at $258,900, 14.7% below the national figure and 66% below the $768,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,500 a month, 6.7% above the national figure, or roughly $18,000 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 34.3% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is a stretch on median earnings. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 78.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Kualapuu CDP?: Kualapuu CDP has 2,357 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #91 of 163 in Hawaii.
What is the median household income in Kualapuu CDP?: Median household income in Kualapuu CDP is $52,500 a year, 33.2% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Kualapuu CDP?: Median gross rent is $1,500 a month and the median home value is $258,900, so rent absorbs about 34.3% of median household income.
Is Kualapuu CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 4.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Kualapuu CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 34.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Kualapuu CDP data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.