How many renters in Kalaeloa, HI pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Kalaeloa, HI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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66.7% (±13.1 points) of renting households in Kalaeloa, HI spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

46.5% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 34.1% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 66.7% (±13.1 points)
Paying 35% or more: 46.5% (±10.2 points)
Median share of income: 34.1% (±3.6 points)

Rent as a share of income in Kalaeloa

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Kalaeloa	Honolulu County	Hawaii	United States
Less than 15%	5.0% (±3.4 points)	9.8%	10.8%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	6.5% (±5.1 points)	10.3%	10.4%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	8.9% (±5.7 points)	11.5%	11.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	12.9% (±8.4 points)	10.7%	10.6%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	20.2% (±8.2 points)	10.4%	10.5%	9.2%
35% or more	46.5% (±10.2 points)	47.2%	46.2%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Kalaeloa against Honolulu County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Kalaeloa	Honolulu County	Hawaii	United States
Paying 30% or more	66.7% (±13.1 points)	57.6% (±1.2 points)	56.7% (±1.2 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	46.5% (±10.2 points)	47.2% (±1.0 points)	46.2% (±1.0 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	34.1% (±3.6 points)	33.7% (±0.5 points)	33.2% (±0.5 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$90,313 (±$13,972)	$74,033 (±$1,206)	$71,363 (±$1,315)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$3,141 (±$132)	$2,083 (±$30)	$1,971 (±$23)	$1,413

In Kalaeloa, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Honolulu County (57.6%).

It is not measurably different from Hawaii (56.7%).

It is higher than the national figure (51.1%).

In Honolulu County, Kalaeloa ranks 13 of 51 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 29 of 125.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Kalaeloa

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Kalaeloa
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Kalaeloa	—	66.7% (±13.1 points)	—
Kapolei	1.8 mi	59.6% (±15.4 points)	Not measurably different
Ocean Pointe	2.4 mi	61.2% (±19.6 points)	Not measurably different
Ewa Villages	2.6 mi	73.6% (±19.0 points)	Not measurably different
Ewa Gentry	2.9 mi	61.3% (±14.0 points)	Not measurably different
Makakilo	3.3 mi	70.5% (±13.0 points)	Not measurably different
East Kapolei	3.8 mi	53.1% (±22.0 points)	Not measurably different
Ewa Beach	3.8 mi	67.7% (±21.8 points)	Not measurably different
Ko Olina	3.8 mi	64.0% (±21.0 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Honolulu County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
7	Haleiwa	73.0% (±21.1 points)
8	Hauula	71.4% (±21.6 points)
9	Makakilo	70.5% (±13.0 points)
10	Makaha	70.4% (±11.7 points)
11	Kahuku	68.1% (±25.4 points)
12	Ewa Beach	67.7% (±21.8 points)
13	Kalaeloa	66.7% (±13.1 points)
14	Waianae	66.6% (±16.7 points)
15	Iroquois Point	65.0% (±12.7 points)
16	Royal Kunia	64.6% (±15.1 points)
17	Kaaawa	64.1% (±32.0 points)
18	Ko Olina	64.0% (±21.0 points)
19	Wahiawa	62.1% (±8.0 points)

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

Kalaeloa 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).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Kalaeloa

Are renters in Kalaeloa rent-burdened?

66.7% of renting households in Kalaeloa pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Kalaeloa spend on rent?

The median renting household in Kalaeloa, HI spends 34.1% (±3.6 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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