Holualoa is a very small town located in the state of Hawaii. With a population of 2,994 people and two associated neighborhoods, Holualoa is the 42nd largest community in Hawaii.

Housing costs in Holualoa 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.

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

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

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 28.20% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

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!) Holualoa 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. Holualoa has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Holualoa than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Holualoa may be for you.

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

Holualoa is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 47.55% of adults in Holualoa have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Holualoa in 2022 was $42,718, which is upper middle income relative to Hawaii and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $170,872 for a family of four. However, Holualoa contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Holualoa is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Holualoa home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Holualoa residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Holualoa also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.01% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Holualoa include German, English, Irish, Portuguese, and French.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Holualoa's cultural character, accounting for 17.06% of the town’s population.

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