Kaumakani vs Waimea

A side-by-side comparison of Kaumakani and Waimea: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Waimea has the higher population (2,070 vs 1,361 in Kaumakani). Kaumakani has the higher median household income ($89,637 vs $87,222 in Waimea). Since 2019, Kaumakani's population has grown faster (+39.6% vs +11.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Kaumakani	Waimea
Population	1,361	2,070
Median age	43.5 yrs	49.7 yrs
Median household income	$89,637	$87,222
Median home value	—	$573,900
Median gross rent	$1,022	$1,664
Housing units	328	848
Homeownership rate	0.0%	44.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.5%	26.3%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kaumakani	Waimea
Population	975 → 1,361 (+39.6%)	1,865 → 2,070 (+11.0%)
Median household income	$70,417 → $89,637 (+27.3%)	$83,523 → $87,222 (+4.4%)
Median home value	—	$462,500 → $573,900 (+24.1%)
Median gross rent	$778 → $1,022 (+31.4%)	$1,146 → $1,664 (+45.2%)

Kaumakani

Population

9751,361

Median household income

$70,417$89,637

Median gross rent

$778$1,022

Waimea

Population

1,8652,070

Median household income

$83,523$87,222

Median home value

$462,500$573,900

Median gross rent

$1,146$1,664

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kaumakani	Waimea
Under 5	2.2%	5.1%
5 to 17	20.1%	13.0%
18 to 24	10.9%	3.7%
25 to 34	7.3%	16.8%
35 to 44	11.2%	8.1%
45 to 54	7.1%	14.6%
55 to 64	21.2%	11.4%
65 to 74	7.0%	13.9%
75 and over	12.9%	13.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kaumakani	Waimea
White (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	20.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	86.9%	28.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4.2%	9.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	34.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kaumakani	Waimea
No high school diploma	37.8%	8.5%
High school graduate	30.5%	39.2%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	5.6%	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kaumakani	Waimea
Drove alone	50.9%	66.5%
Carpooled	39.7%	13.5%
Public transit	8.0%	1.3%
Walked	1.5%	13.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kaumakani	Waimea
1-unit, detached	96.6%	70.4%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	10.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	13.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Kaumakani	Waimea
Poverty rate	10.2%	7.7%
Average household size	4.43	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	20	20
Median year structure built	1938	1972