Mililani Mauka vs Wahiawa

A side-by-side comparison of Mililani Mauka and Wahiawa: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Mililani Mauka has the higher population (21,967 vs 17,515 in Wahiawa). Mililani Mauka has the higher median household income ($139,564 vs $86,883 in Wahiawa). Mililani Mauka has the higher median home value ($901,800 vs $716,800 in Wahiawa).

Population, income & housing

	Mililani Mauka	Wahiawa
Population	21,967	17,515
Median age	38.1 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$139,564	$86,883
Median home value	$901,800	$716,800
Median gross rent	$2,389	$1,443
Housing units	7,831	6,601
Homeownership rate	76.8%	53.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.9%	23.9%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mililani Mauka	Wahiawa
Population	20,090 → 21,967 (+9.3%)	17,122 → 17,515 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$114,886 → $139,564 (+21.5%)	$62,092 → $86,883 (+39.9%)
Median home value	$691,200 → $901,800 (+30.5%)	$590,900 → $716,800 (+21.3%)
Median gross rent	$2,226 → $2,389 (+7.3%)	$1,288 → $1,443 (+12.0%)

Mililani Mauka

Population

20,09021,967

Median household income

$114,886$139,564

Median home value

$691,200$901,800

Median gross rent

$2,226$2,389

Wahiawa

Population

17,12217,515

Median household income

$62,092$86,883

Median home value

$590,900$716,800

Median gross rent

$1,288$1,443

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mililani Mauka	Wahiawa
Under 5	4.5%	6.1%
5 to 17	20.2%	16.6%
18 to 24	7.9%	7.0%
25 to 34	13.4%	12.5%
35 to 44	12.6%	12.9%
45 to 54	14.5%	11.3%
55 to 64	16.2%	14.4%
65 to 74	6.5%	10.2%
75 and over	4.1%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mililani Mauka	Wahiawa
White (non-Hispanic)	12.7%	10.1%
Black or African American	1.9%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	49.4%	42.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4.9%	8.9%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	21.4%	22.1%
Hispanic or Latino	9.3%	14.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mililani Mauka	Wahiawa
No high school diploma	1.7%	6.5%
High school graduate	16.2%	34.4%
Some college or associate's	33.1%	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	32.8%	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	16.1%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mililani Mauka	Wahiawa
Drove alone	76.4%	64.2%
Carpooled	11.7%	18.6%
Public transit	1.3%	6.4%
Walked	0.4%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.4%	5.4%
Other means	0.5%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mililani Mauka	Wahiawa
1-unit, detached	55.1%	57.8%
1-unit, attached	5.7%	10.6%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	28.9%	15.8%
20 or more units	4.6%	9.9%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Mililani Mauka	Wahiawa
Poverty rate	3.3%	17.2%
Average household size	2.89	2.91
Mean commute (minutes)	29	33
Median year structure built	1998	1965