Waimanalo vs West Loch Estate

A side-by-side comparison of Waimanalo and West Loch Estate: population, income, housing, and more.

Waimanalo and West Loch Estate are places in Hawaii. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

West Loch Estate has the higher population (6,441 vs 5,634 in Waimanalo). West Loch Estate has the higher median household income ($124,009 vs $114,896 in Waimanalo). West Loch Estate has the higher median home value ($833,500 vs $711,800 in Waimanalo).

Population, income & housing

	Waimanalo	West Loch Estate
Population	5,634	6,441
Median age	33.1 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$114,896	$124,009
Median home value	$711,800	$833,500
Median gross rent	$1,786	$2,685
Housing units	1,448	1,740
Homeownership rate	74.3%	68.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.4%	25.3%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Waimanalo	West Loch Estate
Population	5,538 → 5,634 (+1.7%)	6,139 → 6,441 (+4.9%)
Median household income	$102,656 → $114,896 (+11.9%)	$106,938 → $124,009 (+16.0%)
Median home value	$604,900 → $711,800 (+17.7%)	$613,000 → $833,500 (+36.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,292 → $1,786 (+38.2%)	$1,243 → $2,685 (+116.0%)

Waimanalo

Population

5,5385,634

Median household income

$102,656$114,896

Median home value

$604,900$711,800

Median gross rent

$1,292$1,786

West Loch Estate

Population

6,1396,441

Median household income

$106,938$124,009

Median home value

$613,000$833,500

Median gross rent

$1,243$2,685

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Waimanalo	West Loch Estate
Under 5	6.2%	5.0%
5 to 17	22.5%	19.1%
18 to 24	7.4%	7.3%
25 to 34	15.6%	17.3%
35 to 44	10.0%	8.3%
45 to 54	13.9%	9.5%
55 to 64	7.8%	13.9%
65 to 74	11.4%	10.9%
75 and over	5.1%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Waimanalo	West Loch Estate
White (non-Hispanic)	8.8%	3.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	14.4%	46.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	24.4%	9.5%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	33.8%	25.9%
Hispanic or Latino	18.6%	13.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Waimanalo	West Loch Estate
No high school diploma	6.9%	8.1%
High school graduate	44.9%	31.4%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	17.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Waimanalo	West Loch Estate
Drove alone	61.7%	67.7%
Carpooled	19.0%	16.6%
Public transit	5.1%	3.2%
Walked	1.5%	0.5%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.8%	3.8%
Other means	1.7%	8.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Waimanalo	West Loch Estate
1-unit, detached	58.6%	73.4%
1-unit, attached	27.6%	7.6%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	17.8%
20 or more units	2.6%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Waimanalo	West Loch Estate
Poverty rate	12.7%	7.2%
Average household size	4.27	3.79
Mean commute (minutes)	30	33
Median year structure built	1976	1992