Waikoloa Village vs Waimea

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

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

Waimea has the higher population (10,242 vs 7,028 in Waikoloa Village). Waikoloa Village has the higher median household income ($92,713 vs $89,268 in Waimea). Waikoloa Village has the higher median home value ($674,100 vs $652,900 in Waimea).

Population, income & housing

	Waikoloa Village	Waimea
Population	7,028	10,242
Median age	42.1 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$92,713	$89,268
Median home value	$674,100	$652,900
Median gross rent	$2,259	$2,039
Housing units	3,385	3,876
Homeownership rate	79.2%	72.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.9%	39.9%
Unemployment rate	10.2%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Waikoloa Village	Waimea
Population	6,549 → 7,028 (+7.3%)	11,908 → 10,242 (-14.0%)
Median household income	$74,104 → $92,713 (+25.1%)	$91,074 → $89,268 (-2.0%)
Median home value	$433,400 → $674,100 (+55.5%)	$449,200 → $652,900 (+45.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,500 → $2,259 (+50.6%)	$1,569 → $2,039 (+30.0%)

Waikoloa Village

Population

6,5497,028

Median household income

$74,104$92,713

Median home value

$433,400$674,100

Median gross rent

$1,500$2,259

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)

	Waikoloa Village	Waimea
Under 5	6.2%	7.2%
5 to 17	16.0%	17.4%
18 to 24	3.8%	4.2%
25 to 34	13.1%	9.6%
35 to 44	15.2%	16.1%
45 to 54	10.0%	13.7%
55 to 64	14.9%	10.9%
65 to 74	12.9%	11.7%
75 and over	7.9%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Waikoloa Village	Waimea
White (non-Hispanic)	45.4%	19.9%
Black or African American	2.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	13.7%	24.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	10.3%	11.8%
Some other race	0.4%	0.9%
Two or more races	16.5%	35.0%
Hispanic or Latino	11.7%	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Waikoloa Village	Waimea
No high school diploma	4.7%	5.4%
High school graduate	23.3%	28.3%
Some college or associate's	37.1%	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	21.9%	22.5%
Graduate or professional degree	13.0%	17.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Waikoloa Village	Waimea
Drove alone	71.5%	68.0%
Carpooled	21.4%	14.0%
Public transit	0.0%	1.6%
Walked	0.3%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	6.2%	15.1%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Waikoloa Village	Waimea
1-unit, detached	64.2%	83.5%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	29.1%	1.5%
20 or more units	0.4%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Waikoloa Village	Waimea
Poverty rate	6.9%	12.4%
Average household size	2.81	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	28	29
Median year structure built	1991	1993