Kaiminani vs Waimea

A side-by-side comparison of Kaiminani and Waimea: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Kaiminani has the higher population (11,542 vs 10,242 in Waimea). Kaiminani has the higher median household income ($101,320 vs $89,268 in Waimea). Kaiminani has the higher median home value ($761,300 vs $652,900 in Waimea).

Population, income & housing

	Kaiminani	Waimea
Population	11,542	10,242
Median age	41.2 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$101,320	$89,268
Median home value	$761,300	$652,900
Median gross rent	$1,338	$2,039
Housing units	4,757	3,876
Homeownership rate	73.3%	72.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.9%	39.9%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kaiminani	Waimea
Population	11,276 → 11,542 (+2.4%)	11,908 → 10,242 (-14.0%)
Median household income	$80,716 → $101,320 (+25.5%)	$91,074 → $89,268 (-2.0%)
Median home value	$594,300 → $761,300 (+28.1%)	$449,200 → $652,900 (+45.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,205 → $1,338 (+11.0%)	$1,569 → $2,039 (+30.0%)

Kaiminani

Population

11,27611,542

Median household income

$80,716$101,320

Median home value

$594,300$761,300

Median gross rent

$1,205$1,338

Waimea

Population

11,90810,242

Median household income

$91,074$89,268

Median home value

$449,200$652,900

Median gross rent

$1,569$2,039

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kaiminani	Waimea
Under 5	5.9%	7.2%
5 to 17	11.7%	17.4%
18 to 24	8.2%	4.2%
25 to 34	15.9%	9.6%
35 to 44	12.5%	16.1%
45 to 54	10.0%	13.7%
55 to 64	14.7%	10.9%
65 to 74	13.2%	11.7%
75 and over	7.9%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kaiminani	Waimea
White (non-Hispanic)	41.8%	19.9%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	12.8%	24.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	18.0%	11.8%
Some other race	1.4%	0.9%
Two or more races	18.8%	35.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.0%	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kaiminani	Waimea
No high school diploma	3.7%	5.4%
High school graduate	25.5%	28.3%
Some college or associate's	38.8%	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	21.1%	22.5%
Graduate or professional degree	10.9%	17.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kaiminani	Waimea
Drove alone	74.2%	68.0%
Carpooled	11.1%	14.0%
Public transit	1.2%	1.6%
Walked	1.8%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.2%
Worked from home	9.8%	15.1%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kaiminani	Waimea
1-unit, detached	73.8%	83.5%
1-unit, attached	7.0%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	6.5%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	11.3%	1.5%
20 or more units	1.1%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Kaiminani	Waimea
Poverty rate	10.8%	12.4%
Average household size	2.77	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	22	29
Median year structure built	1994	1993