About Eleele

Eleele is a very small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Hawaii. With a population of 1,955 people and just one neighborhood, Eleele is the 56th largest community in Hawaii.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Eleele is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Eleele is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Eleele who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.06%), building maintenance and grounds keeping (10.18%), and food service (9.92%).

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Eleele are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

Eleele is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Eleele isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 96.63% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

Being a small town, Eleele does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Eleele Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, the citizens of Eleele rank slightly lower than the national average. 12.35% of adults 25 and older in Eleele have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 14.96% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in Eleele in 2000 was $16,042, which is lower middle income relative to Hawaii and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $64,168 for a family of four.

Eleele is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Eleele home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Eleele is Asian, followed by White. The main ancestry of people in Eleele is Portuguese.

Eleele also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 25.22%.

The languages spoken by people in Eleele are also diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in Eleele is English. Other important languages spoken here include Other Pacific Island languages, Tagalog, and Japanese.