Waialua is a city of 3,050 people in Hawaii. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $997,200. At a median age of 49.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 97% were living in the same home a year earlier. 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. There are 711 fewer people here than in 2000.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $88,269, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 49.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
28% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 136%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Waialua
What changed most since 1990
Asian share70.8% → 30.0%(−40.8 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$399,851 → $997,200(+149%)US over the same years: +67%
Median age33.7 → 49.0(+15.3 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)12.3%(14)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)29.8%(34)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26.3%(30)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.4%(5)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 114 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Waialua, decade by decade
Waialua population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
4,052
$80,254
$399,851
11.2%
55.9
2000
3,761
$85,186
$422,806
11.6%
79.7
2010
3,860
$109,282
$820,705
18.1%
85.7
2020
4,062
$93,365
$873,032
27.1%
89.4
2024
3,050
$88,269
$997,200
28.2%
90.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
