What percentage of people rent in Kealakekua, HI?

30.9% (±10.4 points) of the occupied homes in Kealakekua, HI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 177 renting households against 396 that own their home.

In Kealakekua, the share of households that rent went from 42.1% in 2015–2019 to 30.9% in 2020–2024 (−11.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on .

Households that rent
30.9% (±10.4 points)
Renting households
177 (±66)
Median renter income
$70,938 (±$53,678)

Who rents and who owns in Kealakekua

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
KealakekuaHawaii CountyHawaiiUnited States
Renter-occupied share30.9% (±10.4 points)26.0% (±1.2 points)37.0% (±0.6 points)34.8%
Renting households177 (±66)19,277 (±948)182,206 (±3,189)45,017,354
Owning households396 (±112)54,795 (±966)310,247 (±3,326)84,210,142
Average renter household size2.6 (±1.0)2.8 (±0.1)2.7 (±0.0)2.3
Average owner household size3.6 (±1.1)2.7 (±0.1)3.0 (±0.0)2.6
Median renter household income$70,938 (±$53,678)$54,668 (±$4,063)$71,363 (±$1,315)$52,966
Median owner household income$131,875 (±$82,015)$90,664 (±$2,970)$121,145 (±$1,321)$100,009

In Kealakekua, the renter share is not measurably different from Hawaii County (26.0%).

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

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

In Hawaii County, Kealakekua ranks 9 of 35 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 57 of 125.

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

How renting in Kealakekua has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Households that rent42.1% (±8.5 points)30.9% (±10.4 points)−11.2 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Median gross rent$772 (±$71)$965 (±$317)+25.0%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$61,908 (±$11,164)$102,772 (±$44,766)+66.0%No measurable change 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 Kealakekua

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Kealakekua
PlaceDistanceHouseholds that rentCompared with this place
Kealakekua—30.9% (±10.4 points)—
Captain Cook2.3 mi30.9% (±11.1 points)Not measurably different
Honalo3.7 mi40.6% (±21.1 points)Not measurably different
Kahaluu-Keauhou4.3 mi21.2% (±6.2 points)Not measurably different
Honaunau-Napoopoo6.0 mi29.0% (±12.2 points)Not measurably different
Holualoa9.7 mi19.4% (±7.9 points)Not measurably different
Kailua (Hawaii County)9.9 mi33.0% (±4.3 points)Not measurably different
Kaloko14 mi23.5% (±14.2 points)Not measurably different
Kaiminani17 mi26.4% (±5.1 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.

Households that rent across Hawaii County, place by place

RankPlaceHouseholds that rent
3Honalo40.6% (±21.1 points)
4Keaau39.1% (±10.6 points)
5Nanawale Estates36.2% (±12.7 points)
6Hilo33.9% (±2.7 points)
7Kailua (Hawaii County)33.0% (±4.3 points)
8 (tie)Captain Cook30.9% (±11.1 points)
8 (tie)Kealakekua30.9% (±10.4 points)
10Waikoloa Village30.5% (±6.8 points)
11Papaikou29.5% (±12.8 points)
12Honaunau-Napoopoo29.0% (±12.2 points)
13Waimea (Hawaii County)27.0% (±7.8 points)
14Mountain View26.8% (±10.7 points)
15Kaiminani26.4% (±5.1 points)

Showing 13 of 35 places in Hawaii County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Kealakekua 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 Kealakekua

How many renters are there in Kealakekua?

Kealakekua has an estimated 177 (±66) renting households, 30.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Kealakekua?

In Kealakekua, the share of households that rent went from 42.1% in 2015–2019 to 30.9% in 2020–2024 (−11.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Kealakekua?

A renting household in Kealakekua has 2.6 people on average, against 3.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Kealakekua?

The median renting household in Kealakekua, HI has an income of $70,938 (±$53,678) a year, against $131,875 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 Kealakekua CDP, Hawaii (place:33950, 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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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