East Kapolei vs Waimanalo

A side-by-side comparison of East Kapolei and Waimanalo: population, income, housing, and more.

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

East Kapolei has the higher population (6,200 vs 5,634 in Waimanalo). East Kapolei has the higher median household income ($116,339 vs $114,896 in Waimanalo). East Kapolei has the higher median home value ($743,600 vs $711,800 in Waimanalo).

Population, income & housing

	East Kapolei	Waimanalo
Population	6,200	5,634
Median age	27.8 yrs	33.1 yrs
Median household income	$116,339	$114,896
Median home value	$743,600	$711,800
Median gross rent	$1,947	$1,786
Housing units	1,793	1,448
Homeownership rate	48.8%	74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.5%	16.4%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Kapolei	Waimanalo
Population	2,127 → 6,200 (+191.5%)	5,538 → 5,634 (+1.7%)
Median household income	$79,280 → $116,339 (+46.7%)	$102,656 → $114,896 (+11.9%)
Median home value	$685,800 → $743,600 (+8.4%)	$604,900 → $711,800 (+17.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,162 → $1,947 (+67.6%)	$1,292 → $1,786 (+38.2%)

East Kapolei

Population

2,1276,200

Median household income

$79,280$116,339

Median home value

$685,800$743,600

Median gross rent

$1,162$1,947

Waimanalo

Population

5,5385,634

Median household income

$102,656$114,896

Median home value

$604,900$711,800

Median gross rent

$1,292$1,786

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Kapolei	Waimanalo
Under 5	8.6%	6.2%
5 to 17	24.3%	22.5%
18 to 24	12.5%	7.4%
25 to 34	24.3%	15.6%
35 to 44	14.9%	10.0%
45 to 54	5.9%	13.9%
55 to 64	6.1%	7.8%
65 to 74	2.7%	11.4%
75 and over	0.8%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Kapolei	Waimanalo
White (non-Hispanic)	8.5%	8.8%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	0.0%
Asian	32.5%	14.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	13.5%	24.4%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	31.0%	33.8%
Hispanic or Latino	12.8%	18.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Kapolei	Waimanalo
No high school diploma	10.0%	6.9%
High school graduate	32.6%	44.9%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	18.3%	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Kapolei	Waimanalo
Drove alone	65.9%	61.7%
Carpooled	24.6%	19.0%
Public transit	1.8%	5.1%
Walked	0.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.1%
Worked from home	4.5%	9.8%
Other means	3.2%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Kapolei	Waimanalo
1-unit, detached	41.8%	58.6%
1-unit, attached	6.5%	27.6%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	24.0%	7.9%
20 or more units	22.9%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Kapolei	Waimanalo
Poverty rate	7.6%	12.7%
Average household size	3.45	4.27
Mean commute (minutes)	32	30
Median year structure built	2015	1976