Wailua Homesteads

Population: 7,136
Median household income: $94,900
Median home value: $898,300

Located in Kauai County, Hawaii, Wailua Homesteads is a community with a population of 7,136. Its median household income of $94,900 runs in line with the Kauai County figure of $93,612.

From 2019 to 2023, Wailua Homesteads's population grew 16.7% from 6,117 to 7,136, while its median home value rose 45.5% from $617,500 to $898,300.

Households average 3.17 people. The median gross rent is $2,052.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,136
Median age: 42.9 yrs
Median household income: $94,900
Median home value: $898,300
Median gross rent: $2,052
Housing units: 2,422
Homeownership rate: 78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,1177,136

Median household income

$92,235$94,900

Median home value

$617,500$898,300

Median gross rent

$1,941$2,052

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,117	$92,235	$617,500	$1,941
2020	6,301	$103,672	$684,600	$1,833
2021	6,634	$109,940	$729,100	$1,859
2022	7,189	$113,306	$835,200	$1,745
2023	7,136	$94,900	$898,300	$2,052

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

Age distribution

Under 58.5%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 244.9%

25 to 348.2%

35 to 4415.1%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 6416.9%

65 to 7415.5%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	607	8.5%
5 to 17	1,064	14.9%
18 to 24	353	4.9%
25 to 34	582	8.2%
35 to 44	1,077	15.1%
45 to 54	699	9.8%
55 to 64	1,206	16.9%
65 to 74	1,107	15.5%
75 and over	441	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,292	46.1%
Black or African American	6	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16	0.2%
Asian	1,228	17.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	196	2.7%
Some other race	19	0.3%
Two or more races	1,642	23.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	737	10.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.6%

High school graduate22.0%

Some college or associate's40.5%

Bachelor's degree25.7%

Graduate or professional degree7.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	235	4.6%
High school graduate	1,123	22.0%
Some college or associate's	2,070	40.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,314	25.7%
Graduate or professional degree	370	7.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone65.0%

Carpooled17.3%

Public transit1.0%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,135	65.0%
Carpooled	570	17.3%
Public transit	33	1.0%
Walked	20	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	529	16.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	533	19.3%
15 to 29 min	1,420	51.5%
30 to 44 min	575	20.8%
45 to 59 min	207	7.5%
60+ min	23	0.8%

Households

Average household size: 3.17
Poverty rate: 7.5% (530 of 7,082)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,452	64.8%
Nonfamily households	788	35.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,240	92.5%
Vacant	182	7.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,761	78.6%
Renter-occupied	479	21.4%

1-unit, detached88.8%

1-unit, attached5.0%

2 to 4 units5.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,151	88.8%
1-unit, attached	121	5.0%
2 to 4 units	133	5.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17	0.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1577225
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 7.31 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 22.0692, -159.3814