Kealakekua, Hawaii Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 1,645
Males: 786 (47.8%), Females: 859 (52.2%)

Hawaii County

Zip code: 96750

Demographics

Median resident age: 42.4 years
Median household income: $38,026
Median house value: $206,000

Population by Race

Races in Kealakekua:

  • Two or more races (27.7%)
  • Japanese (24.0%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (22.6%)
  • Hispanic (9.2%)
  • Filipino (9.1%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (7.2%)
  • American Indian (3.5%)
  • Other Asian (2.4%)
  • Other race (2.1%)
  • Chinese (0.9%)
  • Black (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: English (6.6%), Irish (5.3%), German (4.4%), Portuguese (4.0%), Dutch (1.5%), Italian (1.4%).

Elevation: 1550 feet

Land area: 7.5 square miles

Map of Kealakekua, HI

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Kealakekua

  • High school or higher: 82.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
  • Unemployed: 4.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kealakekua CDP

  • Never married: 28.7%
  • Now married: 52.3%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 8.9%
  • Divorced: 8.5%

7.9% Foreign born (6.1% Asia, 1.0% Latin America).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Kealakekua:

  • KONA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (69 HAUKAPILA STREET)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Kealakekua:

  • KAU HOSPITAL (about 37 miles; PAHALA, HI)
  • NORTH HAWAII COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 39 miles; KAMUELA, HI)
  • HALE HO’OLA HAMAKUA (about 48 miles; HONOKAA, HI)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kealakekua:

  • KONA INTL AT KEAHOLE (about 17 miles; KAILUA/KONA, HI; Abbreviation: KOA)
  • HILO INTERNATIONAL (about 63 miles; HILO, HI; Abbreviation: ITO)
  • KAHULUI (about 100 miles; KAHULUI, HI; Abbreviation: OGG)

Other public-use airports nearest to Kealakekua:

  • WAIMEA-KOHALA (about 38 miles; KAMUELA, HI; Abbreviation: MUE)
  • UPOLU (about 50 miles; HAWI, HI; Abbreviation: UPP)
  • HANA (about 87 miles; HANA, HI; Abbreviation: HNM)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kealakekua:

  • UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO (about 59 miles; HILO, HI; Full-time enrollment: 2,434)
  • KAPIOLANI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 178 miles; HONOLULU, HI; Full-time enrollment: 4,131)
  • UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA (about 180 miles; HONOLULU, HI; Full-time enrollment: 14,113)
  • HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (about 182 miles; HONOLULU, HI; Full-time enrollment: 6,186)
  • HONOLULU COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 183 miles; HONOLULU, HI; Full-time enrollment: 2,787)
  • LEEWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 192 miles; PEARL CITY, HI; Full-time enrollment: 3,511)
  • BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY-HAWAII CAMPUS (about 202 miles; LAIE, HI; Full-time enrollment: 2,273)

Schools

Public high school in Kealakekua:

  • KONAWAENA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 888; Location: 81-1043 KONAWAENA SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Kealakekua:

  • KONAWAENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 524; Location: 81-1045 KONAWAENA SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)
  • KONAWAENA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 377; Location: 81-1041 KONAWAENA SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • KE KULA O EHUNUIKAIMALINO (Students: 115; Location: 81-1045 KONAWAENA SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: KG – 09)

Private primary/middle school in Kealakekua:

  • KONA PACIFIC SCHOOL (Students: 36; Location: PO BOX 447; Grades: 1 – 6)