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Waimea, HI

1,840 Population
1.9 square miles 992.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.5 ±11.4 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the Kapaa, HI Micro Area: 43.1 ±0.3
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Hawaii: 40.9 ±0.1
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$39,118 ±$4,638 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Kapaa, HI Micro Area: $43,836 ±$1,840
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Hawaii: $46,005 ±$561
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$89,205 ±$41,610 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Kapaa, HI Micro Area: $97,668 ±$5,401
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Hawaii: $100,389 ±$1,121
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

8.5% ±6.4% (150  ±117) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Kapaa, HI Micro Area: 9.1% † 6,630 (±1.2% / ±905)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Hawaii: 10% 141,401 (±0.3% / ±4,578)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

21.2 minutes ±3.5 (19,065  ±5,776) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Kapaa, HI Micro Area: 22.4 712,975 (±0.8 / ±33,171)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Hawaii: 26.2 16,458,540 (±0.2 / ±156,198)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

655 ±119 Number of households
  • the Kapaa, HI Micro Area: 23,632 ±543
  • Hawaii: 492,453 ±2,224
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0.3 (1,768  ±379) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Kapaa, HI Micro Area: 3.1 72,982 (±0.1 / ±50)
  • a little less than the figure in Hawaii: 2.9 1,405,082
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.3% ±8.2% (20  ±32) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Kapaa, HI Micro Area: 6.7% † 1,012 (±1.9% / ±283)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Hawaii: 5.8% 18,243 (±0.3% / ±982)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

766 ±126 Number of housing units
  • the Kapaa, HI Micro Area: 30,471 ±61
  • Hawaii: 567,896 ±229
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$769,700 ±$117,737 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Kapaa, HI Micro Area: $873,200 ±$15,373
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Hawaii: $839,100 ±$5,924
  • more than double the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

10.3% ±5.6% (189  ±109.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Kapaa, HI Micro Area: 9.1% † 6,659 (±1.2% / ±857.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Hawaii: 12.5% 179,272 (±0.4% / ±5,002.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

96.6% ±25.1% (1,353  ±220.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Kapaa, HI Micro Area: 93.1% 49,696 (±2.8% / ±1,515.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in Hawaii: 93.2% 959,722 (±0.6% / ±6,598.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
27.4% ±5.2% (384  ±106.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Kapaa, HI Micro Area: 30.1% 16,064 (±1.7% / ±916.4)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Hawaii: 36.1% 372,299 (±0.4% / ±3,891.5)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

8% ±4.3% (147  ±85) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in the Kapaa, HI Micro Area: 14.4% 10,617
  • about half the rate in Hawaii: 17.9% 259,001
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.4% ±5.3% (106  ±79) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Kapaa, HI Micro Area: 6.4% 3,711 (±0.5% / ±314)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Hawaii: 8% 87,697 (±0.2% / ±2,124)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
106 Total veterans ±79 70 Male ±47 36 Female ±52

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