Kailua, Hawaii

Population

39,640 people call Kailua home.

39,640

people.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

The workday

7 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.

67.2%

of 10,480 jobs located in Kailua are filled by in-commuters.

Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES

Rent

Median rent is up 87% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

$3,093

a month. Hawaii's median is $1,971.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Room to build

The median rent is above what local wages can carry.

$894–$1,342

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.

• $3,093 median

Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year

Building

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

• 90% of all homes were built before 2000

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.3–0.7% to the 14,754 homes here.

46–105

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac

Home value

A median home costs 61% more than Hawaii's.

$1,353,700

median home value in Kailua.

• $1,353,700 Kailua
• $839,100 Hawaii
• $332,700 U.S.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year