Kailua

Population & Demographics

Kailua, HI

Kailua is home to 39,640 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 24,736 resident workers commute each day.

HawaiiCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
39,640
people
Population

39,640 residents

Median age 42.9 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Kailua population & demographics

Who lives in Kailua — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
39,640
Median age
42.9yrs
Median household income
$148,582
Median home value
$1,353,700
Median gross rent
$3,093/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
55.5%
Poverty rate
4.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Kailua

How Kailua breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White42.1%
Two or more races25.5%
Asian18.7%
Hispanic or Latino6.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander5.3%
Some other race1.0%
Black0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Kailua

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Kailua.

Kailua at a glance
Employed Residents
24,736
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
8.9mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
13.9%
Share working within the area
Work from home
13.0%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Urban Honolulu
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Kailua proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Kailua commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

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How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Kailua

24,736 commutes, one dot at a time

Kailua

Where 24,736 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Kailua, by worker count.

1Urban Honolulu8.9 mi14,877
2Kailua0.0 mi3,436
3Kaneohe3.8 mi975
4East Honolulu7.3 mi353
5Pearl City14.3 mi344
6Waipahu17.4 mi321
7Waimalu13.0 mi317
8Waipio16.6 mi222

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Kailua.

1Urban Honolulu8.9 mi3,466
2Kailua0.0 mi3,436
3East Honolulu7.3 mi835
4Wahiawa19.6 mi186
5Pearl City14.3 mi172
6Kahului89.3 mi153
7Maunawili2.6 mi153
8Kihei94.1 mi128

Top industries

The sectors that employ Kailua’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance22.9%
AFAccommodation and Food Services16.0%
RTRetail Trade14.8%
INInformation10.5%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services8.2%
COConstruction4.5%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.4%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)4.3%
ARArts, Entertainment, and Recreation3.1%
Connectivity

Internet options for Kailua

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

2 providers
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps95% of homes
2 Gbps88%
5 Gbps
8 Gbps
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