About Kula

Kula is a somewhat small town located in the state of Hawaii. With a population of 6,739 people and just one neighborhood, Kula is the 31st largest community in Hawaii.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Kula is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Kula is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Kula who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.55%), sales jobs (12.16%), and healthcare (7.37%).

Of important note, Kula is also a town of artists. Kula has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Kula's character.

Another important characteristic of Kula 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: 13.47% 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.

In Kula, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.67 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Kula is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Kula Information and Demographics

The education level of Kula citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 39.07% of adults in Kula have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Kula in 2000 was $29,994, which is wealthy relative to Hawaii and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $119,976 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Kula is English. Some people also speak Japanese.