Schofield Barracks vs Waimalu

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

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

Schofield Barracks has the higher population (16,755 vs 14,176 in Waimalu). Waimalu has the higher median household income ($89,016 vs $74,695 in Schofield Barracks). Since 2019, Waimalu's population has grown faster (+0.9% vs -14.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Schofield Barracks	Waimalu
Population	16,755	14,176
Median age	22.8 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$74,695	$89,016
Median home value	—	$597,700
Median gross rent	$3,192	$1,892
Housing units	4,161	6,301
Homeownership rate	0.2%	61.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.5%	36.3%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Schofield Barracks	Waimalu
Population	19,499 → 16,755 (-14.1%)	14,043 → 14,176 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$60,966 → $74,695 (+22.5%)	$81,054 → $89,016 (+9.8%)
Median home value	—	$446,800 → $597,700 (+33.8%)
Median gross rent	$2,974 → $3,192 (+7.3%)	$1,763 → $1,892 (+7.3%)

Schofield Barracks

Population

19,49916,755

Median household income

$60,966$74,695

Median gross rent

$2,974$3,192

Waimalu

Population

14,04314,176

Median household income

$81,054$89,016

Median home value

$446,800$597,700

Median gross rent

$1,763$1,892

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Schofield Barracks	Waimalu
Under 5	15.3%	5.6%
5 to 17	13.4%	10.0%
18 to 24	34.8%	9.7%
25 to 34	27.3%	15.8%
35 to 44	7.4%	14.6%
45 to 54	1.2%	13.2%
55 to 64	0.4%	10.5%
65 to 74	0.3%	12.3%
75 and over	0.0%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Schofield Barracks	Waimalu
White (non-Hispanic)	48.5%	11.3%
Black or African American	18.0%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	5.2%	53.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2.3%	5.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.2%	18.9%
Hispanic or Latino	19.1%	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Schofield Barracks	Waimalu
No high school diploma	1.1%	5.9%
High school graduate	24.2%	26.6%
Some college or associate's	44.1%	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	23.2%	22.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	14.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Schofield Barracks	Waimalu
Drove alone	57.4%	68.2%
Carpooled	10.1%	13.7%
Public transit	0.3%	3.5%
Walked	26.5%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.8%	10.0%
Other means	2.3%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Schofield Barracks	Waimalu
1-unit, detached	12.5%	20.5%
1-unit, attached	55.6%	7.6%
2 to 4 units	22.3%	8.3%
5 to 19 units	7.1%	12.8%
20 or more units	2.5%	50.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Schofield Barracks	Waimalu
Poverty rate	6.0%	7.7%
Average household size	3.07	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	11	25
Median year structure built	2000	1976