Ewa Beach vs Waimalu

A side-by-side comparison of Ewa Beach and Waimalu: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ewa Beach has the higher population (15,388 vs 14,176 in Waimalu). Ewa Beach has the higher median household income ($124,958 vs $89,016 in Waimalu). Ewa Beach has the higher median home value ($698,200 vs $597,700 in Waimalu).

Population, income & housing

	Ewa Beach	Waimalu
Population	15,388	14,176
Median age	39.5 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$124,958	$89,016
Median home value	$698,200	$597,700
Median gross rent	$2,554	$1,892
Housing units	3,668	6,301
Homeownership rate	74.0%	61.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.7%	36.3%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ewa Beach	Waimalu
Population	14,479 → 15,388 (+6.3%)	14,043 → 14,176 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$100,151 → $124,958 (+24.8%)	$81,054 → $89,016 (+9.8%)
Median home value	$551,200 → $698,200 (+26.7%)	$446,800 → $597,700 (+33.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,678 → $2,554 (+52.2%)	$1,763 → $1,892 (+7.3%)

Ewa Beach

Population

14,47915,388

Median household income

$100,151$124,958

Median home value

$551,200$698,200

Median gross rent

$1,678$2,554

Waimalu

Population

14,04314,176

Median household income

$81,054$89,016

Median home value

$446,800$597,700

Median gross rent

$1,763$1,892

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ewa Beach	Waimalu
Under 5	5.0%	5.6%
5 to 17	17.1%	10.0%
18 to 24	6.2%	9.7%
25 to 34	14.5%	15.8%
35 to 44	14.0%	14.6%
45 to 54	8.6%	13.2%
55 to 64	14.2%	10.5%
65 to 74	10.8%	12.3%
75 and over	9.5%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ewa Beach	Waimalu
White (non-Hispanic)	5.1%	11.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	53.9%	53.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	12.6%	5.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	22.0%	18.9%
Hispanic or Latino	6.4%	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ewa Beach	Waimalu
No high school diploma	10.2%	5.9%
High school graduate	35.0%	26.6%
Some college or associate's	33.1%	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	17.4%	22.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	14.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ewa Beach	Waimalu
Drove alone	65.8%	68.2%
Carpooled	10.2%	13.7%
Public transit	12.1%	3.5%
Walked	0.3%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	10.0%
Other means	3.5%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ewa Beach	Waimalu
1-unit, detached	79.3%	20.5%
1-unit, attached	9.6%	7.6%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	8.3%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	12.8%
20 or more units	1.0%	50.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ewa Beach	Waimalu
Poverty rate	4.3%	7.7%
Average household size	4.38	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	39	25
Median year structure built	1968	1976