Pakala Village vs Wainiha

A side-by-side comparison of Pakala Village and Wainiha: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Wainiha has the higher population (319 vs 295 in Pakala Village). Since 2019, Wainiha's population has grown faster (+92.2% vs -16.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Pakala Village	Wainiha
Population	295	319
Median age	28.9 yrs	31.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$103,906
Median home value	—	$918,000
Median gross rent	$836	—
Housing units	114	106
Homeownership rate	0.0%	67.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.9%	54.5%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pakala Village	Wainiha
Population	352 → 295 (-16.2%)	166 → 319 (+92.2%)
Median household income	$43,906 → $46,250 (+5.3%)	$28,500 → $103,906 (+264.6%)
Median home value	—	$525,000 → $918,000 (+74.9%)
Median gross rent	$638 → $836 (+31.0%)	$933 → $1,075 (+15.2%)

Pakala Village

Population

352295

Median household income

$43,906$46,250

Median gross rent

$638$836

Wainiha

Population

166319

Median household income

$28,500$103,906

Median home value

$525,000$918,000

Median gross rent

$933$1,075

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pakala Village	Wainiha
Under 5	12.2%	2.8%
5 to 17	23.4%	17.9%
18 to 24	5.4%	2.8%
25 to 34	20.7%	31.7%
35 to 44	1.4%	11.6%
45 to 54	9.2%	1.9%
55 to 64	7.1%	4.4%
65 to 74	2.4%	19.1%
75 and over	18.3%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pakala Village	Wainiha
White (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	46.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	36.3%	9.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	8.8%	37.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	20.7%	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino	33.2%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pakala Village	Wainiha
No high school diploma	16.1%	1.6%
High school graduate	60.9%	28.3%
Some college or associate's	16.1%	15.6%
Bachelor's degree	5.2%	42.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	12.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pakala Village	Wainiha
Drove alone	80.0%	59.6%
Carpooled	10.0%	17.6%
Public transit	10.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	19.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pakala Village	Wainiha
1-unit, detached	100.0%	94.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Pakala Village	Wainiha
Poverty rate	16.3%	5.0%
Average household size	3.43	4.04
Mean commute (minutes)	36	19
Median year structure built	1938	1989