Waimalu

Population: 14,176
Median household income: $89,016
Median home value: $597,700

Waimalu, a community in Honolulu County, Hawaii, has 14,176 residents. At $89,016, its median household income sits below Honolulu County's $104,264.

Between 2019 and 2023, Waimalu's population held roughly steady from 14,043 to 14,176, while its median home value rose 33.8% from $446,800 to $597,700.

68.2% of workers drive to work alone. 20.5% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,176
Median age: 41.3 yrs
Median household income: $89,016
Median home value: $597,700
Median gross rent: $1,892
Housing units: 6,301
Homeownership rate: 61.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.3%
Unemployment rate: 7.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,04314,176

Median household income

$81,054$89,016

Median home value

$446,800$597,700

Median gross rent

$1,763$1,892

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,043	$81,054	$446,800	$1,763
2020	13,714	$75,560	$453,500	$1,760
2021	13,818	$80,613	$466,900	$1,794
2022	13,932	$85,710	$552,900	$1,854
2023	14,176	$89,016	$597,700	$1,892

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1710.0%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 3415.8%

35 to 4414.6%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6410.5%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	799	5.6%
5 to 17	1,412	10.0%
18 to 24	1,382	9.7%
25 to 34	2,243	15.8%
35 to 44	2,067	14.6%
45 to 54	1,878	13.2%
55 to 64	1,486	10.5%
65 to 74	1,741	12.3%
75 and over	1,168	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,595	11.3%
Black or African American	500	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	7,567	53.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	706	5.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	2,676	18.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,132	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.9%

High school graduate26.6%

Some college or associate's31.2%

Bachelor's degree22.0%

Graduate or professional degree14.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	626	5.9%
High school graduate	2,811	26.6%
Some college or associate's	3,304	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	2,331	22.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,511	14.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone68.2%

Carpooled13.7%

Public transit3.5%

Walked3.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.0%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,072	68.2%
Carpooled	1,018	13.7%
Public transit	263	3.5%
Walked	261	3.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	746	10.0%
Other means	75	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,432	21.4%
15 to 29 min	2,746	41.1%
30 to 44 min	1,695	25.3%
45 to 59 min	367	5.5%
60+ min	449	6.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 7.7% (1,094 of 14,154)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,516	59.7%
Nonfamily households	2,370	40.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,886	93.4%
Vacant	415	6.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,646	61.9%
Renter-occupied	2,240	38.1%

1-unit, detached20.5%

1-unit, attached7.6%

2 to 4 units8.3%

5 to 19 units12.8%

20 or more units50.8%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,293	20.5%
1-unit, attached	477	7.6%
2 to 4 units	522	8.3%
5 to 19 units	809	12.8%
20 or more units	3,200	50.8%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1577750
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.83 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 21.3912, -157.9334