Mililani Town vs Waipahu

A side-by-side comparison of Mililani Town and Waipahu: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Waipahu has the higher population (39,871 vs 27,495 in Mililani Town). Mililani Town has the higher median household income ($124,123 vs $98,633 in Waipahu). Mililani Town has the higher median home value ($884,800 vs $835,400 in Waipahu).

Population, income & housing

	Mililani Town	Waipahu
Population	27,495	39,871
Median age	45.8 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$124,123	$98,633
Median home value	$884,800	$835,400
Median gross rent	$2,303	$1,585
Housing units	9,945	9,486
Homeownership rate	82.5%	59.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.5%	18.6%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mililani Town	Waipahu
Population	27,562 → 27,495 (-0.2%)	39,469 → 39,871 (+1.0%)
Median household income	$99,460 → $124,123 (+24.8%)	$78,204 → $98,633 (+26.1%)
Median home value	$639,800 → $884,800 (+38.3%)	$626,600 → $835,400 (+33.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,920 → $2,303 (+19.9%)	$1,343 → $1,585 (+18.0%)

Mililani Town

Population

27,56227,495

Median household income

$99,460$124,123

Median home value

$639,800$884,800

Median gross rent

$1,920$2,303

Waipahu

Population

39,46939,871

Median household income

$78,204$98,633

Median home value

$626,600$835,400

Median gross rent

$1,343$1,585

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mililani Town	Waipahu
Under 5	5.2%	6.3%
5 to 17	13.3%	14.9%
18 to 24	6.4%	8.5%
25 to 34	11.4%	14.6%
35 to 44	12.7%	11.0%
45 to 54	12.5%	12.5%
55 to 64	12.7%	11.4%
65 to 74	15.0%	9.6%
75 and over	10.9%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mililani Town	Waipahu
White (non-Hispanic)	9.6%	2.8%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	47.4%	67.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4.1%	12.9%
Some other race	0.4%	0.2%
Two or more races	26.2%	10.7%
Hispanic or Latino	10.7%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mililani Town	Waipahu
No high school diploma	4.7%	14.8%
High school graduate	21.8%	35.5%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	27.6%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	13.9%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mililani Town	Waipahu
Drove alone	79.7%	59.6%
Carpooled	9.8%	16.9%
Public transit	1.9%	12.2%
Walked	1.0%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	4.2%
Other means	0.2%	4.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mililani Town	Waipahu
1-unit, detached	64.8%	49.2%
1-unit, attached	10.9%	13.0%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	12.0%	17.5%
20 or more units	2.4%	12.0%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Mililani Town	Waipahu
Poverty rate	3.6%	11.4%
Average household size	2.82	4.32
Mean commute (minutes)	31	32
Median year structure built	1978	1971