Halawa vs Waimalu

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

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

Waimalu has the higher population (14,176 vs 13,809 in Halawa). Halawa has the higher median household income ($102,987 vs $89,016 in Waimalu). Halawa has the higher median home value ($1,005,400 vs $597,700 in Waimalu).

Population, income & housing

	Halawa	Waimalu
Population	13,809	14,176
Median age	47.6 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$102,987	$89,016
Median home value	$1,005,400	$597,700
Median gross rent	$1,619	$1,892
Housing units	5,021	6,301
Homeownership rate	68.2%	61.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.7%	36.3%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Halawa	Waimalu
Population	14,453 → 13,809 (-4.5%)	14,043 → 14,176 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$101,010 → $102,987 (+2.0%)	$81,054 → $89,016 (+9.8%)
Median home value	$785,200 → $1,005,400 (+28.0%)	$446,800 → $597,700 (+33.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,761 → $1,619 (-8.1%)	$1,763 → $1,892 (+7.3%)

Halawa

Population

14,45313,809

Median household income

$101,010$102,987

Median home value

$785,200$1,005,400

Median gross rent

$1,761$1,619

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)

	Halawa	Waimalu
Under 5	4.0%	5.6%
5 to 17	11.7%	10.0%
18 to 24	7.8%	9.7%
25 to 34	14.5%	15.8%
35 to 44	9.2%	14.6%
45 to 54	13.9%	13.2%
55 to 64	12.6%	10.5%
65 to 74	13.6%	12.3%
75 and over	12.6%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Halawa	Waimalu
White (non-Hispanic)	8.1%	11.3%
Black or African American	0.5%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	54.8%	53.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	10.9%	5.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	17.3%	18.9%
Hispanic or Latino	6.7%	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Halawa	Waimalu
No high school diploma	8.6%	5.9%
High school graduate	29.1%	26.6%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	19.5%	22.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11.2%	14.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Halawa	Waimalu
Drove alone	66.6%	68.2%
Carpooled	15.5%	13.7%
Public transit	3.9%	3.5%
Walked	2.6%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	10.0%
Other means	5.6%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Halawa	Waimalu
1-unit, detached	56.6%	20.5%
1-unit, attached	9.5%	7.6%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	8.3%
5 to 19 units	19.3%	12.8%
20 or more units	7.3%	50.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Halawa	Waimalu
Poverty rate	9.3%	7.7%
Average household size	2.81	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1971	1976