Omao vs Waimea

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

Omao 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 1,429 in Omao). Omao has the higher median household income ($87,308 vs $87,222 in Waimea). Omao has the higher median home value ($946,400 vs $573,900 in Waimea).

Population, income & housing

	Omao	Waimea
Population	1,429	2,070
Median age	51.1 yrs	49.7 yrs
Median household income	$87,308	$87,222
Median home value	$946,400	$573,900
Median gross rent	$1,830	$1,664
Housing units	555	848
Homeownership rate	59.1%	44.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.5%	26.3%
Unemployment rate	9.6%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Omao	Waimea
Population	1,467 → 1,429 (-2.6%)	1,865 → 2,070 (+11.0%)
Median household income	$74,886 → $87,308 (+16.6%)	$83,523 → $87,222 (+4.4%)
Median home value	$700,900 → $946,400 (+35.0%)	$462,500 → $573,900 (+24.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,850 → $1,830 (-1.1%)	$1,146 → $1,664 (+45.2%)

Omao

Population

1,4671,429

Median household income

$74,886$87,308

Median home value

$700,900$946,400

Median gross rent

$1,850$1,830

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)

	Omao	Waimea
Under 5	7.9%	5.1%
5 to 17	11.7%	13.0%
18 to 24	2.7%	3.7%
25 to 34	12.4%	16.8%
35 to 44	8.1%	8.1%
45 to 54	13.2%	14.6%
55 to 64	11.5%	11.4%
65 to 74	21.6%	13.9%
75 and over	10.9%	13.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Omao	Waimea
White (non-Hispanic)	41.7%	20.8%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	29.7%	28.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3.9%	9.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	13.7%	34.3%
Hispanic or Latino	10.6%	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Omao	Waimea
No high school diploma	6.8%	8.5%
High school graduate	27.6%	39.2%
Some college or associate's	36.1%	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	19.9%	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	9.6%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Omao	Waimea
Drove alone	65.3%	66.5%
Carpooled	18.1%	13.5%
Public transit	0.0%	1.3%
Walked	0.2%	13.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.4%	4.9%
Other means	6.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Omao	Waimea
1-unit, detached	83.1%	70.4%
1-unit, attached	10.6%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	10.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	13.0%
20 or more units	2.0%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Omao	Waimea
Poverty rate	3.5%	7.7%
Average household size	2.66	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	23	20
Median year structure built	1983	1972