Maunawili vs Wheeler AFB

A side-by-side comparison of Maunawili and Wheeler AFB: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Maunawili has the higher population (2,288 vs 2,196 in Wheeler AFB). Maunawili has the higher median household income ($176,528 vs $88,409 in Wheeler AFB). Since 2019, Maunawili's population has grown faster (+15.7% vs -5.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Maunawili	Wheeler AFB
Population	2,288	2,196
Median age	53.1 yrs	24.1 yrs
Median household income	$176,528	$88,409
Median home value	$1,404,800	—
Median gross rent	$3,501	$2,790
Housing units	764	871
Homeownership rate	90.6%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	65.8%	29.3%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	7.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Maunawili	Wheeler AFB
Population	1,977 → 2,288 (+15.7%)	2,331 → 2,196 (-5.8%)
Median household income	$141,136 → $176,528 (+25.1%)	$66,163 → $88,409 (+33.6%)
Median home value	$1,080,000 → $1,404,800 (+30.1%)	—
Median gross rent	$3,250 → $3,501 (+7.7%)	$2,803 → $2,790 (-0.5%)

Maunawili

Population

1,9772,288

Median household income

$141,136$176,528

Median home value

$1,080,000$1,404,800

Median gross rent

$3,250$3,501

Wheeler AFB

Population

2,3312,196

Median household income

$66,163$88,409

Median gross rent

$2,803$2,790

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Maunawili	Wheeler AFB
Under 5	2.5%	11.5%
5 to 17	12.6%	15.8%
18 to 24	6.4%	30.5%
25 to 34	8.3%	24.2%
35 to 44	10.1%	8.5%
45 to 54	12.3%	8.8%
55 to 64	18.5%	0.5%
65 to 74	14.1%	0.2%
75 and over	15.2%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Maunawili	Wheeler AFB
White (non-Hispanic)	24.1%	52.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	9.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	41.1%	4.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4.0%	3.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	27.8%	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	21.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Maunawili	Wheeler AFB
No high school diploma	0.7%	1.3%
High school graduate	10.6%	16.9%
Some college or associate's	22.8%	52.4%
Bachelor's degree	37.5%	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	28.3%	10.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Maunawili	Wheeler AFB
Drove alone	70.4%	78.3%
Carpooled	11.1%	9.0%
Public transit	0.5%	0.5%
Walked	1.9%	6.2%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.1%
Worked from home	13.2%	2.8%
Other means	2.8%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Maunawili	Wheeler AFB
1-unit, detached	95.4%	14.4%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	46.3%
2 to 4 units	0.4%	32.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Maunawili	Wheeler AFB
Poverty rate	2.5%	1.8%
Average household size	3.03	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	32	15
Median year structure built	1967	1975