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Kaneohe, HI
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Kaneohe profile


Living in Kaneohe



Kaneohe is a medium-sized coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Hawaii. With a population of 37,430 people and 16 constituent neighborhoods, Kaneohe is the seventh largest community in Hawaii.

Housing costs in Kaneohe are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Hawaii.

Kaneohe is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Kaneohe, 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.

Also of interest is that Kaneohe has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.69% 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.

One of the nice things about Kaneohe is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

In Kaneohe, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.33 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

The citizens of Kaneohe are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 36.62% of adults in Kaneohe have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Kaneohe in 2018 was $46,739, which is wealthy relative to Hawaii and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $186,956 for a family of four.

Kaneohe is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Kaneohe home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kaneohe residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Kaneohe also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.69% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Kaneohe include German, Portuguese, Irish, English, and Italian.

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