Puako vs Waiohinu

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

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

Puako has the higher population (302 vs 159 in Waiohinu). Puako has the higher median household income ($116,250 vs $67,813 in Waiohinu). Puako has the higher median home value ($1,781,300 vs $376,200 in Waiohinu).

Population, income & housing

	Puako	Waiohinu
Population	302	159
Median age	63.1 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$116,250	$67,813
Median home value	$1,781,300	$376,200
Median gross rent	$1,964	—
Housing units	291	67
Homeownership rate	73.4%	77.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.8%	10.7%
Unemployment rate	17.8%	15.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Puako	Waiohinu
Population	908 → 302 (-66.7%)	278 → 159 (-42.8%)
Median household income	$106,731 → $116,250 (+8.9%)	$38,000 → $67,813 (+78.5%)
Median home value	$879,200 → $1,781,300 (+102.6%)	$227,900 → $376,200 (+65.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,934 → $1,964 (+1.6%)	$907 → $1,083 (+19.4%)

Puako

Population

908302

Median household income

$106,731$116,250

Median home value

$879,200$1,781,300

Median gross rent

$1,934$1,964

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)

	Puako	Waiohinu
Under 5	0.0%	10.1%
5 to 17	8.6%	13.2%
18 to 24	7.0%	6.3%
25 to 34	2.3%	20.8%
35 to 44	2.0%	12.6%
45 to 54	15.6%	6.3%
55 to 64	20.2%	13.8%
65 to 74	31.8%	12.6%
75 and over	12.6%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Puako	Waiohinu
White (non-Hispanic)	68.2%	22.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	13.2%	13.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.7%	15.7%
Some other race	1.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.6%	28.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	19.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Puako	Waiohinu
No high school diploma	1.6%	18.8%
High school graduate	13.7%	35.7%
Some college or associate's	23.9%	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	38.8%	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	22.0%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Puako	Waiohinu
Drove alone	64.8%	62.7%
Carpooled	5.7%	17.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	13.7%
Bicycle	6.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.2%	5.9%
Other means	4.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Puako	Waiohinu
1-unit, detached	80.8%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	15.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Puako	Waiohinu
Poverty rate	8.9%	40.5%
Average household size	1.96	3.22
Mean commute (minutes)	35	26
Median year structure built	1982	1973