East Honolulu vs Waipahu

A side-by-side comparison of East Honolulu and Waipahu: population, income, housing, and more.

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

East Honolulu has the higher population (50,961 vs 39,871 in Waipahu). East Honolulu has the higher median household income ($158,398 vs $98,633 in Waipahu). East Honolulu has the higher median home value ($1,172,300 vs $835,400 in Waipahu).

Population, income & housing

	East Honolulu	Waipahu
Population	50,961	39,871
Median age	49.3 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$158,398	$98,633
Median home value	$1,172,300	$835,400
Median gross rent	$3,249	$1,585
Housing units	19,432	9,486
Homeownership rate	83.5%	59.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.6%	18.6%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Honolulu	Waipahu
Population	47,540 → 50,961 (+7.2%)	39,469 → 39,871 (+1.0%)
Median household income	$133,165 → $158,398 (+18.9%)	$78,204 → $98,633 (+26.1%)
Median home value	$959,800 → $1,172,300 (+22.1%)	$626,600 → $835,400 (+33.3%)
Median gross rent	$2,666 → $3,249 (+21.9%)	$1,343 → $1,585 (+18.0%)

East Honolulu

Population

47,54050,961

Median household income

$133,165$158,398

Median home value

$959,800$1,172,300

Median gross rent

$2,666$3,249

Waipahu

Population

39,46939,871

Median household income

$78,204$98,633

Median home value

$626,600$835,400

Median gross rent

$1,343$1,585

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Honolulu	Waipahu
Under 5	4.0%	6.3%
5 to 17	15.3%	14.9%
18 to 24	5.8%	8.5%
25 to 34	8.0%	14.6%
35 to 44	11.3%	11.0%
45 to 54	14.5%	12.5%
55 to 64	14.0%	11.4%
65 to 74	12.4%	9.6%
75 and over	14.7%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Honolulu	Waipahu
White (non-Hispanic)	23.4%	2.8%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	45.7%	67.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3.3%	12.9%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	21.5%	10.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Honolulu	Waipahu
No high school diploma	2.6%	14.8%
High school graduate	13.9%	35.5%
Some college or associate's	22.9%	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	33.8%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	26.8%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Honolulu	Waipahu
Drove alone	64.2%	59.6%
Carpooled	13.9%	16.9%
Public transit	1.8%	12.2%
Walked	1.0%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.7%	4.2%
Other means	2.0%	4.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Honolulu	Waipahu
1-unit, detached	70.2%	49.2%
1-unit, attached	9.2%	13.0%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	17.5%
20 or more units	13.1%	12.0%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	East Honolulu	Waipahu
Poverty rate	4.1%	11.4%
Average household size	2.82	4.32
Mean commute (minutes)	31	32
Median year structure built	1975	1971