What percentage of people rent in Kahuku, HI?

Name: Renters and owners in Kahuku, HI, 2020–2024
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40.1% (±11.0 points) of the occupied homes in Kahuku, HI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 242 renting households against 361 that own their home.

In Kahuku, the share of households that rent went from 32.8% in 2015–2019 to 40.1% in 2020–2024 (+7.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 40.1% (±11.0 points)
Renting households: 242 (±77)
Median renter income: $48,523 (±$38,701)

Who rents and who owns in Kahuku

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Kahuku	Honolulu County	Hawaii	United States
Renter-occupied share	40.1% (±11.0 points)	40.2% (±0.6 points)	37.0% (±0.6 points)	34.8%
Renting households	242 (±77)	136,264 (±2,126)	182,206 (±3,189)	45,017,354
Owning households	361 (±77)	202,604 (±2,258)	310,247 (±3,326)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.1 (±0.9)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	4.5 (±0.6)	3.0 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$48,523 (±$38,701)	$74,033 (±$1,206)	$71,363 (±$1,315)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$119,450 (±$10,999)	$132,429 (±$2,046)	$121,145 (±$1,321)	$100,009

In Kahuku, the renter share is not measurably different from Honolulu County (40.2%).

It is not measurably different from Hawaii (37.0%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Honolulu County, Kahuku ranks 18 of 51 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 32 of 125.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Kahuku has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	32.8% (±8.5 points)	40.1% (±11.0 points)	+7.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,044 (±$521)	$1,256 (±$359)	+20.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$81,447 (±$5,921)	$75,066 (±$22,638)	−7.8%	Down after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Kahuku

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Kahuku
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Kahuku	—	40.1% (±11.0 points)	—
Laie	2.7 mi	59.1% (±11.0 points)	Higher
Hauula	5.1 mi	48.5% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different
Pupukea	7.6 mi	39.2% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different
Helemano	11 mi	100.0% (±3.1 points)	Higher
Kaaawa	11 mi	30.9% (±11.2 points)	Not measurably different
Haleiwa	11 mi	40.8% (±10.2 points)	Not measurably different
Whitmore Village	13 mi	25.4% (±8.2 points)	Lower
Wahiawa	13 mi	46.5% (±4.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Whitmore Village, HI (25.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Laie, HI (59.1%), Helemano, HI (100.0%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Honolulu County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
12	Mokuleia	48.0% (±9.7 points)
13	East Kapolei	46.9% (±10.0 points)
14	Wahiawa	46.5% (±4.6 points)
15	Haleiwa	40.8% (±10.2 points)
16	Kahaluu	40.4% (±8.0 points)
17	Waipahu	40.3% (±3.6 points)
18	Kahuku	40.1% (±11.0 points)
19	Pupukea	39.2% (±9.2 points)
20	Waimalu	36.2% (±5.1 points)
21	Waialua	36.1% (±8.6 points)
22	Ewa Villages	36.0% (±10.3 points)
23	Ko Olina	35.7% (±7.5 points)
24	Halawa	33.4% (±4.6 points)

Showing 13 of 51 places in Honolulu County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Kahuku is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Kahuku

How many renters are there in Kahuku?

Kahuku has an estimated 242 (±77) renting households, 40.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Kahuku?

In Kahuku, the share of households that rent went from 32.8% in 2015–2019 to 40.1% in 2020–2024 (+7.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Kahuku?

A renting household in Kahuku has 3.1 people on average, against 4.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Kahuku?

The median renting household in Kahuku, HI has an income of $48,523 (±$38,701) a year, against $119,450 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Kahuku CDP, Hawaii (place:22250, in state:15).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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