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.

Kula is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-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.

In addition, many people in Kula have jobs in agriculture, more so than in most other communities in America. As a result, you will see quite a number of farms around town.

A relatively large number of people in Kula telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.47% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

One downside of living in Kula is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Kula, the average commute to work is 30.67 minutes, which is quite a bit 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.