Black Sands vs Waiohinu

A side-by-side comparison of Black Sands and Waiohinu: population, income, housing, and more.

Black Sands and Waiohinu are places in Hawaii. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Black Sands has the higher population (237 vs 159 in Waiohinu). Waiohinu has the higher median home value ($376,200 vs $107,500 in Black Sands). Since 2019, Black Sands's population has grown faster (+123.6% vs -42.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Black Sands	Waiohinu
Population	237	159
Median age	52.4 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	—	$67,813
Median home value	$107,500	$376,200
Housing units	188	67
Homeownership rate	94.4%	77.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.2%	10.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	15.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Black Sands	Waiohinu
Population	106 → 237 (+123.6%)	278 → 159 (-42.8%)
Median household income	—	$38,000 → $67,813 (+78.5%)
Median home value	$94,800 → $107,500 (+13.4%)	$227,900 → $376,200 (+65.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$907 → $1,083 (+19.4%)

Black Sands

Population

106237

Median home value

$94,800$107,500

Waiohinu

Population

278159

Median household income

$38,000$67,813

Median home value

$227,900$376,200

Median gross rent

$907$1,083

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Black Sands	Waiohinu
Under 5	5.9%	10.1%
5 to 17	6.8%	13.2%
18 to 24	1.3%	6.3%
25 to 34	7.2%	20.8%
35 to 44	9.7%	12.6%
45 to 54	28.7%	6.3%
55 to 64	25.3%	13.8%
65 to 74	13.5%	12.6%
75 and over	1.7%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Black Sands	Waiohinu
White (non-Hispanic)	47.7%	22.0%
Black or African American	4.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	13.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	15.2%	15.7%
Some other race	3.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	23.2%	28.9%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%	19.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Black Sands	Waiohinu
No high school diploma	22.5%	18.8%
High school graduate	16.2%	35.7%
Some college or associate's	46.1%	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Black Sands	Waiohinu
Drove alone	48.4%	62.7%
Carpooled	28.1%	17.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	13.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.5%	5.9%
Other means	10.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Black Sands	Waiohinu
1-unit, detached	84.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Black Sands	Waiohinu
Poverty rate	51.9%	40.5%
Average household size	1.67	3.22
Mean commute (minutes)	36	26
Median year structure built	2002	1973