Helemano vs Waialua

A side-by-side comparison of Helemano and Waialua: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Helemano has the higher population (3,206 vs 3,015 in Waialua). Waialua has the higher median household income ($84,656 vs $82,659 in Helemano). Since 2019, Helemano's population has grown faster (+3.8% vs -8.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Helemano	Waialua
Population	3,206	3,015
Median age	23.0 yrs	47.8 yrs
Median household income	$82,659	$84,656
Median home value	—	$942,300
Median gross rent	$3,037	$1,707
Housing units	1,339	1,242
Homeownership rate	0.0%	59.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.3%	29.0%
Unemployment rate	15.1%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Helemano	Waialua
Population	3,089 → 3,206 (+3.8%)	3,308 → 3,015 (-8.9%)
Median household income	$71,368 → $82,659 (+15.8%)	$82,750 → $84,656 (+2.3%)
Median home value	—	$687,500 → $942,300 (+37.1%)
Median gross rent	$2,454 → $3,037 (+23.8%)	$1,333 → $1,707 (+28.1%)

Helemano

Population

3,0893,206

Median household income

$71,368$82,659

Median gross rent

$2,454$3,037

Waialua

Population

3,3083,015

Median household income

$82,750$84,656

Median home value

$687,500$942,300

Median gross rent

$1,333$1,707

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Helemano	Waialua
Under 5	18.8%	1.6%
5 to 17	13.3%	14.9%
18 to 24	25.5%	5.1%
25 to 34	31.4%	10.4%
35 to 44	5.7%	13.4%
45 to 54	2.4%	14.5%
55 to 64	2.3%	15.4%
65 to 74	0.2%	17.4%
75 and over	0.5%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Helemano	Waialua
White (non-Hispanic)	44.1%	27.6%
Black or African American	18.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	28.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.6%	6.1%
Some other race	0.3%	1.5%
Two or more races	10.6%	26.6%
Hispanic or Latino	22.3%	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Helemano	Waialua
No high school diploma	0.9%	5.3%
High school graduate	15.6%	29.1%
Some college or associate's	61.2%	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.3%	22.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Helemano	Waialua
Drove alone	76.8%	81.9%
Carpooled	15.8%	6.0%
Public transit	0.0%	1.1%
Walked	4.4%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	3.0%	8.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Helemano	Waialua
1-unit, detached	3.5%	72.1%
1-unit, attached	48.6%	21.7%
2 to 4 units	46.0%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	2.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Helemano	Waialua
Poverty rate	7.2%	11.6%
Average household size	2.66	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	20	32
Median year structure built	1995	1965