East KapoleiHI
The town has 7,551 residents and lies in Hawaii.
Is East Kapolei a good place to live?
East Kapolei’s best subject grades are an A for incomes and an A− for health and the outdoors; its weakest is a D− for hazard risk. 4.5% of residents are 65 or older in East Kapolei, below both the Hawaii town median (20%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). On incomes, just 5 of Hawaii’s 124 towns do better. 45% of the land in East Kapolei is conserved, where Hawaii’s towns sit at 12% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. East Kapolei has no overall grade: it has no figures for safety and schools, and an overall grade needs at least three of the four big subjects (cost of living, safety, schools and health).
What makes East Kapolei stand out
Where East Kapolei beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Every workday, about 818 people come to East Kapolei for work
Where East Kapolei’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How East Kapolei grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Hawaii), ordered by how far East Kapolei is from typical.
East Kapolei has no overall grade: it has no figures for safety and schools, and an overall grade needs at least three of the four big subjects (cost of living, safety, schools and health).
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USS Missouri and 46 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around East Kapolei. Close and well known come first.
Big draw6 mi MuseumUSS Missouri
6 mi MuseumUSS Arizona Memorial
7 mi Stadium & arenaAloha Stadium
16 mi MountainDiamond Head
15 mi BeachWaikīkī
7 mi MuseumUSS BowfinPhoto credits
USS Missouri: Camera Operator: EM2 KENNETH D. MEHL (Released to Public), Public domain · USS Arizona Memorial: DoD photo by: PH3(AW/SW) JAYME PASTORIC, USN, Public domain · Aloha Stadium: This photo was taken and originally uploaded by Bobak to English Wikipedia. Uplo, CC BY 3.0 · Diamond Head: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Waikīkī: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS Bowfin: Max Smith, Public domain
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Moving to East Kapolei: who provides what
East Kapolei is unincorporated, so Honolulu County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in East Kapolei.
Open space protected for good: nearly a third of East Kapolei
Across 2 parks and preserves: 2.8 miles of trail. In East Kapolei, the trail network density is 0.8 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hoopili Soccer Park | — | 6 |
| 2. Konane Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The schools East Kapolei’s kids attend
Its one school is below. The Hawaii Department of Education school district runs its public schools. 793 students attend East Kapolei’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honouliuli Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 793 | C |
NCES · EDFacts
East Kapolei has 4.1 jobs for every working resident, and 818 people commute in
For residents in East Kapolei, the share who live below the poverty line is 5.3%. Commuting out is the norm here: 2% of working residents work locally. This Hawaii town had 821 jobs in 2023, down 422 from 2013. In East Kapolei, the median household income is $119,000.
| East Kapolei | Hawaii towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $119,000 | $100,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.3% | 9.7% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 5.9% | 8.2% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
East Kapolei faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in East Kapolei than in 97% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in East Kapolei break down as 43% from inland flooding and 43% from wildfires.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Residents of East Kapolei are healthier than four in five U.S. towns
Among 93 Hawaii towns, just 8 have a higher share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than East Kapolei. CDC measures, 32 in all: East Kapolei beats Hawaii on 9 and trails on 11. In East Kapolei, just over a fifth of adults binge drink.
| East Kapolei | Hawaii towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 19% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 51% | 45% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 31% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 7.7% | 12% | 12% |
| What stands out | East Kapolei | HI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 3.2% | 6.2% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 3.5% | 6.7% |
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 14.4% | 10.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A younger population than Hawaii as a whole
Only 5 of the 93 Hawaii towns we compare have a lower age of the median resident than East Kapolei. People 65 and older are 5% of residents (20% statewide); children under 18 are 34% of residents (21% statewide). College graduates make up 28% of adults 25 and older, against 36% across Hawaii.
| East Kapolei | Hawaii towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 34% | 22% | 22% |
| Median age | 28.2 years | 41.3 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.2 points. Across Hawaii, 49.8% of residents are women.
| East Kapolei | HI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 20.8% | 11.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.6% | 9.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 24.5% | 13.3% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.9% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 6.2% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 5.5% | 12.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 4% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 0.5% | 9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.1% | 6.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30% | 26.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.7% | 19.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 17.8% | 10.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.3% | 22.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.1% | 13.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
East Kapolei has mild winters and hot summers
Its typical July afternoon high comes in at 88°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median home in East Kapolei sells for about $721K
On the market in East Kapolei: a median 74 days to sell. Its going rate for rent stands at $2,031 a month. Among households in the town, 53% own their home.
| East Kapolei | Hawaii towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 53% | 71% | 73% |
| Median rent | $2,031 a month | $2,009 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about East Kapolei
Colleges nearby
10 within 15 miles of the center of East Kapolei
About 5 of every 100 East Kapolei residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Hawaii.
About East Kapolei
Census-designated place in Hawaii, United States
East Kapolei is a census-designated place (CDP) in Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States. It is on the south side of the island of Oahu and is bordered to the west by Kapolei, to the south by Ewa Villages, to the east by West Loch Estate, and to the north by Interstate H-1. By road it is 17 miles (27 km) northwest of downtown Honolulu. As of the 2020 census, East Kapolei had a population of 5,299. East Kapolei was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.
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- Elevation
- 46 ft
East Kapolei’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with East Kapolei.
| Town | HI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Kapolei | — | — | C− | — | — | A− |
| Kapolei | — | — | C− | — | — | A− |
| Ewa Villages | — | — | C+ | — | — | B |
| West Loch Estate | — | — | D | — | — | B |
| Waipahu | — | — | C− | — | — | B |
East Kapolei, Kapolei, Ewa Villages, West Loch Estate and Waipahu report no FBI crime data of their own. East Kapolei, Kapolei, Ewa Villages, West Loch Estate and Waipahu aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare East Kapolei with a neighbor →
Questions about East Kapolei
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is East Kapolei, HI a good place to live?
East Kapolei has no overall grade: it has no figures for safety and schools, and an overall grade needs at least three of the four big subjects (cost of living, safety, schools and health).
Is East Kapolei, HI expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $697,000, 16% below the Hawaii typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.