OmaoHI
A town of 1,528.
Is Omao a good place to live?
The best of Omao’s subject grades are an A− for health and a B+ for incomes; the weakest is a D for walkability. Omao’s January low is 66°F, against 64°F in Hawaii’s towns and 22°F across U.S. towns. On walkability, just 5 of Hawaii’s 125 towns do worse. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 89% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Omao has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Omao stand out
Where Omao beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
99% of working residents leave Omao for work
Where Omao’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Omao grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Hawaii), ordered by how far Omao is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Omao: who provides what
Omao is unincorporated, so Kauai 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 Omao.
Omao faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
On CDC estimates, Omao is healthier than 75% of U.S. towns
Omao beats the Hawaii average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 29% of Omao adults feel lonely, where Hawaii’s towns sit at 32% and U.S. towns at 33%. 24% of Omao adults have obesity.
| Omao | Hawaii towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 27% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 45% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Omao | HI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults lacking emotional support | 24.5% | 30.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 14.7% | 17.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 6.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Omao’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Omao for work: only 1% work in town. 3.1% of residents live below the poverty line in Omao. Jobs based in Omao grew to 144 in 2023, 111 more than in 2013.
| Omao | Hawaii towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.1% | 9.7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.2% | 3.7% | 8% |
| Median household income | $102,000 | $100,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Older than Hawaii overall
People 65 and older are 30% of residents (20% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (21% statewide). Omao’s median age is 46.8 years. 31% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 36% across Hawaii.
| Omao | Hawaii towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 30% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 46.8 years | 41.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 20% | 22% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6 points. Across Hawaii, 49.8% of residents are women.
| Omao | HI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.4% | 11.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.3% | 9.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2.1% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13% | 13.3% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.4% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.7% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.4% | 12.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 20.7% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.9% | 9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.5% | 6.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.6% | 26.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.7% | 19.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.2% | 10.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.7% | 22.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.4% | 13.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,500, single groups can be off by several points
In Omao, expect mild winters and pleasant summers
Omao has warm winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 66° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Russian Fort Elizabeth and 10 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Omao. Close and well known come first.
12 mi LandmarkRussian Fort Elizabeth
20 mi State parkNā Pali Coast State Park
14 mi Canyon & gorgeWaimea Canyon State Park
20 mi BeachHanakapiai Beach
4 mi GardenAllerton Garden3 mi GardenNational Tropical Botanical GardenPhoto credits
Russian Fort Elizabeth: en:User:Mel29, Public domain · Nā Pali Coast State Park: Jmblanco74, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Waimea Canyon State Park: Aaronbernstein, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hanakapiai Beach: Jeff Kubina, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Allerton Garden: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Omao
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Omao
About 4 of every 100 Omao residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Hawaii.
About Omao
Census-designated place in Hawaii, United States
ʻŌmaʻo (literally, "green" in Hawaiian) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kauaʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States. The population was 1,346 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 1.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 587 ft
- Area code
- 808
Omao’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Omao.
Omao has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Omao, Lawai and Koloa report no FBI crime data of their own. Lawai and Koloa aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Omao with a neighbor →
Questions about Omao
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Omao, HI expensive?
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.