KahukuHI
A town of 2,375, settled in 1900.
Is Kahuku a good place to live?
Kahuku’s best subject grades are an A for walkability and an A+ for the outdoors; its weakest is a D for hazard risk. Kahuku’s January low is 66°F, where Hawaii’s towns sit at 64°F and U.S. towns at 22°F. Among 94 Hawaii towns, just 1 have a higher share of children under 18 than Kahuku. 23% of the land in Kahuku is conserved, against 12% in Hawaii’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. No town in Hawaii scores higher than Kahuku on the outdoors. Kahuku has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Kahuku stand out
Where Kahuku beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Every workday, about 507 people come to Kahuku for work
Where Kahuku’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Kahuku grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Hawaii), ordered by how far Kahuku is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Kahuku: who provides what
Kahuku 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 Kahuku.
Kahuku has 2.8 jobs for every working resident, and 507 people commute in
Most working residents leave Kahuku for work: only 3% work in town. Since 2013, Kahuku has added 254 jobs, to 512 in 2023. Kahuku’s average trip to work is 30 minutes.
| Kahuku | Hawaii towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $75,000 | $100,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.7% | 3.7% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8% | 9.7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The schools Kahuku’s kids attend
Its public schools are run by the Hawaii Department of Education school district. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Kahuku High & Intermediate School, with 1,433 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kahuku Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 339 | C |
| Kahuku High & Intermediate SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 1,433 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts
Kahuku faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by tsunamis
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 88% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
More children than Hawaii overall
Children under 18 are 37% of residents (21% statewide); people 65 and older are 11% of residents (20% statewide). The median age in Kahuku is 27.3 years. 33% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 36% across Hawaii.
| Kahuku | Hawaii towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 27.3 years | 41.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 11% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 33% | 31% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±8.4 points. Across Hawaii, 49.8% of residents are women.
| Kahuku | HI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 21.9% | 11.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.9% | 9.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12% | 13.3% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.7% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.5% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8.8% | 12.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.4% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.9% | 9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.7% | 6.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.2% | 26.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.2% | 19.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.4% | 10.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.3% | 22.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.1% | 13.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,400, single groups can be off by several points
A typical Kahuku home is worth about $1.1M
The typical Kahuku home is worth about $1,099,000, up 6.7% in a year, 32% above the Hawaii typical home. 60% of households own their home in Kahuku. Only 5 of the 94 Hawaii towns we compare have a lower median rent than Kahuku.
| Kahuku | Hawaii towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 60% | 71% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,256 a month | $2,015 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
22.6% of Kahuku is conserved land
3.9 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Among 86 Hawaii towns, just 8 have a higher trail density than Kahuku.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Kahuku ranks healthier than 66% of the country’s towns
Kahuku beats the Hawaii average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 51% of Kahuku adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Kahuku | Hawaii towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 51% | 45% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 19% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 23% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 14% |
| What stands out | Kahuku | HI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.5% | 6.7% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5.5% | 6.2% |
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 14.3% | 10.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Mild winters and pleasant summers in Kahuku
Kahuku has warm winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 66° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
USS Missouri and 46 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Kahuku. Close and well known come first.
Big draw22 mi MuseumUSS Missouri
22 mi MuseumUSS Arizona Memorial
21 mi Stadium & arenaAloha Stadium
30 mi MountainDiamond Head
29 mi BeachWaikīkī
3 mi MuseumPolynesian Cultural CenterPhoto 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 · Polynesian Cultural Center: Gh5046 at en.wikipedia, Public domain
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Everything we know about Kahuku
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Kahuku
About 7 of every 100 Kahuku residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Hawaii.
Questions about Kahuku
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Kahuku, HI expensive?
That is 10.4 years of the area's median household income ($106,195 across the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.