Kealakekua is a very small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Hawaii. With a population of 1,595 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Kealakekua is the 57th largest community in Hawaii.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Kealakekua is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Kealakekua is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Kealakekua who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.25%), sales jobs (11.89%), and management occupations (7.11%).

Another important characteristic of Kealakekua is that a lot of people work in agricultural jobs, especially compared to most other communities in America, and there are quite a number of farms in town.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.32% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Kealakekua 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.

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

Kealakekua Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Kealakekua who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 14.96%: 20.11% of adults in Kealakekua have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Kealakekua in 2000 was $21,495, which is upper middle income relative to Hawaii and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $85,980 for a family of four.

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

The languages spoken by people in Kealakekua 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 Kealakekua is English. Other important languages spoken here include Japanese, Tagalog, and Other Pacific Island languages.