It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Kamuela has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Kamuela has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Kamuela than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Kamuela may be for you.
The education level of Kamuela ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Kamuela, 44.26% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.
The per capita income in Kamuela in 2022 was $45,008, which is upper middle income relative to Hawaii, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $180,032 for a family of four. However, Kamuela contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Kamuela is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Kamuela home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kamuela residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Kamuela include German, Portuguese, English, European, and Irish.
The most common language spoken in Kamuela is English. Other important languages spoken here include Pacific Island languages and Tagalog.
