Waianae is a city of 12,918 people in Hawaii. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Getting to work takes 42 minutes on average. There are 2,395 people per square mile. The population is up 23% since 2000. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $518,300.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $81,733, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
13% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 78%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Waianae
What changed most since 1990
Asian share67.5% → 8.6%(−58.9 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree7.7% → 13.2%(+5.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median age26.1 → 37.7(+11.6 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)32.9%(286)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.4%(177)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.1%(296)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.8%(33)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.5%(4)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 869 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
Waianae, decade by decade
Waianae 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
8,758
$80,330
$317,529
7.7%
61.9
2000
10,506
$85,102
$291,465
7.5%
73.9
2010
13,177
$91,217
$435,599
9.0%
64.3
2020
13,614
$81,771
$472,332
14.5%
73.4
2024
12,918
$81,733
$518,300
13.2%
62.0
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.
