Schofield Barracks vs Wahiawa

A side-by-side comparison of Schofield Barracks and Wahiawa: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Wahiawa has the higher population (17,515 vs 16,755 in Schofield Barracks). Wahiawa has the higher median household income ($86,883 vs $74,695 in Schofield Barracks). Since 2019, Wahiawa's population has grown faster (+2.3% vs -14.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Schofield Barracks	Wahiawa
Population	16,755	17,515
Median age	22.8 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$74,695	$86,883
Median home value	—	$716,800
Median gross rent	$3,192	$1,443
Housing units	4,161	6,601
Homeownership rate	0.2%	53.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.5%	23.9%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Schofield Barracks	Wahiawa
Population	19,499 → 16,755 (-14.1%)	17,122 → 17,515 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$60,966 → $74,695 (+22.5%)	$62,092 → $86,883 (+39.9%)
Median home value	—	$590,900 → $716,800 (+21.3%)
Median gross rent	$2,974 → $3,192 (+7.3%)	$1,288 → $1,443 (+12.0%)

Schofield Barracks

Population

19,49916,755

Median household income

$60,966$74,695

Median gross rent

$2,974$3,192

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)

	Schofield Barracks	Wahiawa
Under 5	15.3%	6.1%
5 to 17	13.4%	16.6%
18 to 24	34.8%	7.0%
25 to 34	27.3%	12.5%
35 to 44	7.4%	12.9%
45 to 54	1.2%	11.3%
55 to 64	0.4%	14.4%
65 to 74	0.3%	10.2%
75 and over	0.0%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Schofield Barracks	Wahiawa
White (non-Hispanic)	48.5%	10.1%
Black or African American	18.0%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	5.2%	42.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2.3%	8.9%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	6.2%	22.1%
Hispanic or Latino	19.1%	14.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Schofield Barracks	Wahiawa
No high school diploma	1.1%	6.5%
High school graduate	24.2%	34.4%
Some college or associate's	44.1%	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	23.2%	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Schofield Barracks	Wahiawa
Drove alone	57.4%	64.2%
Carpooled	10.1%	18.6%
Public transit	0.3%	6.4%
Walked	26.5%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.8%	5.4%
Other means	2.3%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Schofield Barracks	Wahiawa
1-unit, detached	12.5%	57.8%
1-unit, attached	55.6%	10.6%
2 to 4 units	22.3%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	7.1%	15.8%
20 or more units	2.5%	9.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Schofield Barracks	Wahiawa
Poverty rate	6.0%	17.2%
Average household size	3.07	2.91
Mean commute (minutes)	11	33
Median year structure built	2000	1965