Princeville vs Waimea

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

Princeville 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 1,794 in Princeville). Princeville has the higher median household income ($106,938 vs $87,222 in Waimea). Princeville has the higher median home value ($1,215,000 vs $573,900 in Waimea).

Population, income & housing

	Princeville	Waimea
Population	1,794	2,070
Median age	53.7 yrs	49.7 yrs
Median household income	$106,938	$87,222
Median home value	$1,215,000	$573,900
Median gross rent	—	$1,664
Housing units	2,703	848
Homeownership rate	72.3%	44.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	63.9%	26.3%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Princeville	Waimea
Population	1,669 → 1,794 (+7.5%)	1,865 → 2,070 (+11.0%)
Median household income	$70,833 → $106,938 (+51.0%)	$83,523 → $87,222 (+4.4%)
Median home value	$851,200 → $1,215,000 (+42.7%)	$462,500 → $573,900 (+24.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,594 → $1,375 (-13.7%)	$1,146 → $1,664 (+45.2%)

Princeville

Population

1,6691,794

Median household income

$70,833$106,938

Median home value

$851,200$1,215,000

Median gross rent

$1,594$1,375

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)

	Princeville	Waimea
Under 5	0.0%	5.1%
5 to 17	13.3%	13.0%
18 to 24	3.1%	3.7%
25 to 34	4.0%	16.8%
35 to 44	13.3%	8.1%
45 to 54	19.6%	14.6%
55 to 64	10.5%	11.4%
65 to 74	26.3%	13.9%
75 and over	9.9%	13.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Princeville	Waimea
White (non-Hispanic)	80.5%	20.8%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.5%	28.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	9.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.6%	34.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Princeville	Waimea
No high school diploma	3.8%	8.5%
High school graduate	12.9%	39.2%
Some college or associate's	19.4%	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	41.3%	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	22.6%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Princeville	Waimea
Drove alone	50.4%	66.5%
Carpooled	2.4%	13.5%
Public transit	1.0%	1.3%
Walked	3.3%	13.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	40.4%	4.9%
Other means	2.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Princeville	Waimea
1-unit, detached	31.9%	70.4%
1-unit, attached	5.7%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	13.1%	10.3%
5 to 19 units	7.7%	13.0%
20 or more units	41.0%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Princeville	Waimea
Poverty rate	7.7%	7.7%
Average household size	2.10	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	18	20
Median year structure built	1983	1972