Waianae vs Waimalu

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

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

Waimalu has the higher population (14,176 vs 12,907 in Waianae). Waimalu has the higher median household income ($89,016 vs $84,766 in Waianae). Waimalu has the higher median home value ($597,700 vs $487,200 in Waianae).

Population, income & housing

	Waianae	Waimalu
Population	12,907	14,176
Median age	36.8 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$84,766	$89,016
Median home value	$487,200	$597,700
Median gross rent	$1,307	$1,892
Housing units	3,694	6,301
Homeownership rate	65.5%	61.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	36.3%
Unemployment rate	9.3%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Waianae	Waimalu
Population	13,609 → 12,907 (-5.2%)	14,043 → 14,176 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$62,172 → $84,766 (+36.3%)	$81,054 → $89,016 (+9.8%)
Median home value	$375,100 → $487,200 (+29.9%)	$446,800 → $597,700 (+33.8%)
Median gross rent	$996 → $1,307 (+31.2%)	$1,763 → $1,892 (+7.3%)

Waianae

Population

13,60912,907

Median household income

$62,172$84,766

Median home value

$375,100$487,200

Median gross rent

$996$1,307

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)

	Waianae	Waimalu
Under 5	7.4%	5.6%
5 to 17	21.1%	10.0%
18 to 24	6.1%	9.7%
25 to 34	12.8%	15.8%
35 to 44	14.8%	14.6%
45 to 54	11.1%	13.2%
55 to 64	12.4%	10.5%
65 to 74	9.6%	12.3%
75 and over	4.8%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Waianae	Waimalu
White (non-Hispanic)	7.2%	11.3%
Black or African American	0.9%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	10.4%	53.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	41.6%	5.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	27.2%	18.9%
Hispanic or Latino	12.6%	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Waianae	Waimalu
No high school diploma	8.7%	5.9%
High school graduate	49.5%	26.6%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	22.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	14.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Waianae	Waimalu
Drove alone	67.2%	68.2%
Carpooled	15.3%	13.7%
Public transit	10.6%	3.5%
Walked	2.2%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.5%	10.0%
Other means	1.2%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Waianae	Waimalu
1-unit, detached	66.2%	20.5%
1-unit, attached	5.0%	7.6%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	8.3%
5 to 19 units	10.0%	12.8%
20 or more units	7.9%	50.8%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Waianae	Waimalu
Poverty rate	17.0%	7.7%
Average household size	3.63	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	41	25
Median year structure built	1979	1976