Wainaku

Population: 1,082
Median household income: $72,188
Median home value: $532,400

Wainaku is a community in Hawaii County, Hawaii, home to 1,082 residents. Its median household income of $72,188 runs below the Hawaii County figure of $77,215.

From 2019 to 2023, Wainaku's population declined 16.8% from 1,301 to 1,082, while its median home value rose 83.4% from $290,300 to $532,400.

The median resident is 43.4 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 18.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,082
Median age: 43.4 yrs
Median household income: $72,188
Median home value: $532,400
Median gross rent: $1,100
Housing units: 426
Homeownership rate: 73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3011,082

Median household income

$52,500$72,188

Median home value

$290,300$532,400

Median gross rent

$1,375$1,100

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,301	$52,500	$290,300	$1,375
2020	1,066	$51,250	$286,800	$1,317
2021	1,020	$58,864	$378,600	$1,292
2022	1,023	$62,880	$456,100	$1,438
2023	1,082	$72,188	$532,400	$1,100

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 242.3%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4416.9%

45 to 547.5%

55 to 6418.7%

65 to 7412.7%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	67	6.2%
5 to 17	186	17.2%
18 to 24	25	2.3%
25 to 34	129	11.9%
35 to 44	183	16.9%
45 to 54	81	7.5%
55 to 64	202	18.7%
65 to 74	137	12.7%
75 and over	72	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	240	22.2%
Black or African American	15	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	288	26.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	10	0.9%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	456	42.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	73	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.1%

High school graduate26.1%

Some college or associate's33.8%

Bachelor's degree19.2%

Graduate or professional degree9.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	89	11.1%
High school graduate	210	26.1%
Some college or associate's	272	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	154	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	79	9.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone79.1%

Carpooled10.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.6%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	394	79.1%
Carpooled	53	10.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	48	9.6%
Other means	3	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	232	51.6%
15 to 29 min	153	34.0%
30 to 44 min	43	9.6%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	22	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.92
Poverty rate: 7.1% (77 of 1,082)

	Count	Share
Family households	223	60.8%
Nonfamily households	144	39.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	367	86.2%
Vacant	59	13.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	270	73.6%
Renter-occupied	97	26.4%

1-unit, detached93.4%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units4.2%

5 to 19 units1.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	398	93.4%
1-unit, attached	3	0.7%
2 to 4 units	18	4.2%
5 to 19 units	7	1.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1578950
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.32 sq mi
Water area: 0.15 sq mi
Center point: 19.7438, -155.0998