Kailua is a medium-sized coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Hawaii. With a population of 36,585 people and ten constituent neighborhoods, Kailua is the third largest community in Hawaii.

Kailua is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 85.58% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Kailua is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Kailua who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.07%), sales jobs (12.31%), and management occupations (12.11%).

Kailua is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Kailua, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town.

In addition, Kailua is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Kailua are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Kailua Information and Demographics

The education level of Kailua citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 39.44% of adults in Kailua have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Kailua in 2000 was $29,299, which is wealthy relative to Hawaii and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $117,196 for a family of four. However, Kailua contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Kailua is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Kailua home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Kailua is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Kailua include English, German, Irish, Portuguese, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Kailua is English. Other important languages spoken here include Japanese and Other Pacific Island languages.