Maili vs Waianae

A side-by-side comparison of Maili and Waianae: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Waianae has the higher population (12,907 vs 12,236 in Maili). Maili has the higher median household income ($104,375 vs $84,766 in Waianae). Maili has the higher median home value ($633,100 vs $487,200 in Waianae).

Population, income & housing

	Maili	Waianae
Population	12,236	12,907
Median age	29.9 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$104,375	$84,766
Median home value	$633,100	$487,200
Median gross rent	$2,442	$1,307
Housing units	3,467	3,694
Homeownership rate	73.5%	65.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.6%	13.6%
Unemployment rate	12.3%	9.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Maili	Waianae
Population	11,437 → 12,236 (+7.0%)	13,609 → 12,907 (-5.2%)
Median household income	$88,395 → $104,375 (+18.1%)	$62,172 → $84,766 (+36.3%)
Median home value	$464,900 → $633,100 (+36.2%)	$375,100 → $487,200 (+29.9%)
Median gross rent	$2,119 → $2,442 (+15.2%)	$996 → $1,307 (+31.2%)

Maili

Population

11,43712,236

Median household income

$88,395$104,375

Median home value

$464,900$633,100

Median gross rent

$2,119$2,442

Waianae

Population

13,60912,907

Median household income

$62,172$84,766

Median home value

$375,100$487,200

Median gross rent

$996$1,307

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Maili	Waianae
Under 5	11.0%	7.4%
5 to 17	26.6%	21.1%
18 to 24	5.0%	6.1%
25 to 34	15.5%	12.8%
35 to 44	16.4%	14.8%
45 to 54	7.7%	11.1%
55 to 64	8.3%	12.4%
65 to 74	5.9%	9.6%
75 and over	3.5%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Maili	Waianae
White (non-Hispanic)	7.9%	7.2%
Black or African American	5.4%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	11.5%	10.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	35.0%	41.6%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	26.6%	27.2%
Hispanic or Latino	13.5%	12.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Maili	Waianae
No high school diploma	6.2%	8.7%
High school graduate	40.4%	49.5%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	14.0%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Maili	Waianae
Drove alone	73.3%	67.2%
Carpooled	10.7%	15.3%
Public transit	7.6%	10.6%
Walked	0.0%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.9%	3.5%
Other means	1.3%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Maili	Waianae
1-unit, detached	73.5%	66.2%
1-unit, attached	14.9%	5.0%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	9.7%
5 to 19 units	7.0%	10.0%
20 or more units	1.3%	7.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Maili	Waianae
Poverty rate	15.6%	17.0%
Average household size	3.96	3.63
Mean commute (minutes)	45	41
Median year structure built	1992	1979