Waikapu

Population: 3,645
Median household income: $121,618
Median home value: $837,700

Waikapu, a community in Maui County, Hawaii, has 3,645 residents. At $121,618, its median household income sits above Maui County's $95,076.

Between 2019 and 2023, Waikapu's population declined 5.9% from 3,875 to 3,645, while its median home value rose 33.8% from $625,900 to $837,700.

Owners occupy 82.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 36.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,645
Median age: 36.3 yrs
Median household income: $121,618
Median home value: $837,700
Median gross rent: $2,696
Housing units: 1,148
Homeownership rate: 82.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.5%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,8753,645

Median household income

$115,338$121,618

Median home value

$625,900$837,700

Median gross rent

$2,250$2,696

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,875	$115,338	$625,900	$2,250
2020	3,754	$106,955	$650,300	$2,250
2021	4,002	$110,076	$649,100	$2,250
2022	3,887	$117,500	$751,800	$2,665
2023	3,645	$121,618	$837,700	$2,696

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1723.3%

18 to 245.4%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 4416.1%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 649.0%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	207	5.7%
5 to 17	849	23.3%
18 to 24	197	5.4%
25 to 34	479	13.1%
35 to 44	586	16.1%
45 to 54	490	13.4%
55 to 64	327	9.0%
65 to 74	335	9.2%
75 and over	175	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	885	24.3%
Black or African American	22	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	979	26.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	220	6.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	1,074	29.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	465	12.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.0%

High school graduate27.0%

Some college or associate's31.6%

Bachelor's degree25.2%

Graduate or professional degree14.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	48	2.0%
High school graduate	645	27.0%
Some college or associate's	755	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	602	25.2%
Graduate or professional degree	342	14.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone74.9%

Carpooled19.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.3%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,352	74.9%
Carpooled	345	19.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	95	5.3%
Other means	7	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	521	30.5%
15 to 29 min	547	32.0%
30 to 44 min	457	26.7%
45 to 59 min	144	8.4%
60+ min	41	2.4%

Households

Average household size: 3.22
Poverty rate: 1.9% (70 of 3,645)

	Count	Share
Family households	882	77.9%
Nonfamily households	250	22.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2002

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,132	98.6%
Vacant	16	1.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	934	82.5%
Renter-occupied	198	17.5%

1-unit, detached95.3%

1-unit, attached3.5%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,094	95.3%
1-unit, attached	40	3.5%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	6	0.5%
Mobile home & other	8	0.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1575950
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 20.8367, -156.5306