CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Waikoloa

Hawaii · 2,237 residents · 15.8 sq mi

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Waikoloa is home to 2,237 people in Hawaii. The typical home is worth $276,500. 41% of homes are owner-occupied. This is an unusually credentialed place: 39% of adults have a four-year degree. The population has fallen 53% since 2000. Renters pay $895 a month at the median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.5

US median: 33.0

More educated

39% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 85%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,237

−53%vs 2000

vs 4,806 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

34.5

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 34.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

15.8 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.1%(182)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.5%(122)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.1%(115)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194%(89)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.5%(168)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3420.7%(463)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4423.5%(526)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.3%(298)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.2%(161)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 743.7%(82)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.1%(24)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.3%(7)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$44,444

+17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $50,040 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$20,758

−3%vs 2000

vs $21,328 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.5%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$276,500

+85%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $196,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$895

+48%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $795 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

41.3%

−10.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 52.2% in 2000

58.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic44%(2,117)

Black0.5%(22)

Hispanic / Latino9%(432)

Asian15.8%(758)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic75.1%(1,679)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino10.2%(228)

Asian19.9%(445)

Other5.1%(113)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.9%(295)

Spaniard1.2%(92)

Puerto Rican1.2%(91)

South American1.2%(87)

Colombian0.9%(68)

Central American0.8%(59)

Panamanian0.5%(35)

Guatemalan0.3%(24)

Argentine0.2%(15)

Bolivian0.1%(4)

Asian origin

Filipino4.2%(316)

Japanese2%(154)

Chinese1.4%(107)

Indonesian1.2%(89)

Vietnamese0.5%(35)

Asian Indian0.2%(18)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian19.5%(1,473)

Marshallese8.5%(641)

Samoan1.2%(93)

Ancestry

German7.8%(589)

Irish7.3%(550)

English6.2%(467)

Scottish2.8%(209)

Portuguese2.7%(200)

French2.4%(183)

American2.1%(157)

Italian2%(150)

Russian1.5%(114)

Polish1.2%(89)

Welsh1%(78)

Swedish0.7%(52)

+ 16 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.7%(51)

Norwegian0.7%(50)

Subsaharan African0.5%(34)

Finnish0.4%(33)

Ukrainian0.4%(29)

Canadian0.3%(25)

Hungarian0.3%(24)

Greek0.3%(23)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(15)

Arab0.2%(12)

Czech0.1%(11)

Austrian0.1%(9)

French Canadian0.1%(9)

Swiss0.1%(9)

British0.1%(8)

Slovene0.1%(5)

RANKED:Largest Native Hawaiian population · Largest Marshallese population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

39.1%

+15.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

94.7%

+2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 91.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

11.1%

+4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.3 min

+55%vs 2000

vs 15.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married33.5%(1,033)

Married56.8%(1,750)

Widowed1.9%(59)

Divorced7.7%(238)

Women 15+

Never married35.4%(1,034)

Married56.7%(1,657)

Widowed2.3%(67)

Divorced5.6%(163)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.2%

−6.8 ptssince 2013

from 10.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.7%

−16.9 ptssince 2020

from 67.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.9%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 11.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.4%

+5.6 ptssince 2020

from 15.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

30.8%

+12.1 ptssince 2020

from 18.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 3.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

61.9%

−15.9 ptssince 2020

from 77.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.1%

+14.3 ptssince 2020

from 34.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)8.9%(34)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)10.7%(41)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era58.7%(225)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 383 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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