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Wahiawa, HI

17,515 Population
2.3 square miles 7,651.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.8 ±3.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Urban Honolulu, HI Metro Area: 39.4 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in Hawaii: 40.6 ±0.2

Economics

$37,553 ±$3,664 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Urban Honolulu, HI Metro Area: $46,361 ±$508
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Hawaii: $44,823 ±$440
$86,883 ±$8,798 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Urban Honolulu, HI Metro Area: $104,264 ±$1,357
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Hawaii: $98,317 ±$980

17.2% ±4.7% (2,987  ±848) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in the Urban Honolulu, HI Metro Area: 9.1% 88,808 (±0.4% / ±3,784)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Hawaii: 10% 140,461 (±0.3% / ±4,792)

33.2 minutes ±2 (237,730  ±28,208) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in the Urban Honolulu, HI Metro Area: 27.1 12,346,625 (±0.2 / ±119,876)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Hawaii: 26.4 16,792,764 (±0.2 / ±157,533)

Families

5,973 ±432 Number of households
  • the Urban Honolulu, HI Metro Area: 337,061 ±1,356
  • Hawaii: 488,991 ±1,924
2.9 ±0.1 (17,362  ±1,413) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Urban Honolulu, HI Metro Area: 2.9 969,991 (±0 / ±210)
  • about the same as the figure in Hawaii: 2.9 1,406,017

4.6% ±2.5% (173  ±97) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Urban Honolulu, HI Metro Area: 5.7% 12,536 (±0.4% / ±796)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Hawaii: 5.9% 18,480 (±0.3% / ±1,076)

Housing

6,601 ±410 Number of housing units
  • the Urban Honolulu, HI Metro Area: 372,329 ±179
  • Hawaii: 564,905 ±196

$716,800 ±$53,154 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Urban Honolulu, HI Metro Area: $873,000 ±$6,770
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Hawaii: $808,200 ±$6,690

9.7% ±2.7% (1,682  ±489.8) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Urban Honolulu, HI Metro Area: 13.4% 132,833 (±0.4% / ±4,385.7)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Hawaii: 12.6% 179,409 (±0.4% / ±5,011.2)

Social

93.5% ±9.6% (11,503  ±805.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Urban Honolulu, HI Metro Area: 92.9% 657,239
  • about the same as the rate in Hawaii: 92.9% 954,401 (±0.7% / ±6,796)
23.9% ±2.7% (2,937  ±397.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Urban Honolulu, HI Metro Area: 37.7% 266,900
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Hawaii: 35.5% 364,398 (±0.4% / ±4,265.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

19.9% ±3.8% (3,476  ±721) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in the Urban Honolulu, HI Metro Area: 19.6% 196,292
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Hawaii: 18.1% 261,130

10.6% ±2.1% (1,404  ±301) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Urban Honolulu, HI Metro Area: 8.7% 65,299 (±0.3% / ±1,866)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Hawaii: 8.1% 89,042 (±0.2% / ±2,092)
1,404 Total veterans ±301 1,276 Male ±284 128 Female ±77

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