Wailua Homesteads is home to 5,431 people in Hawaii. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $943,400. At a median age of 49.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That puts it in the top 10% of US cities for household income. Median rent is $1,990 a month. Owners hold 72% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $89,717, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 49.3
US median: 38.9
Average education
37% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 83%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Wailua Homesteads
What changed most since 2000
White share38.1% → 46.8%(+8.7 pts)US over the same years: −11.3 pts
Median age39.8 → 49.3(+9.5 years)US over the same years: +3.7 years
Homes owned by their occupants64.5% → 72.0%(+7.5 pts)US over the same years: −1.1 pts
Wailua Homesteads's population equals 7.4% of Kauai County's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.5% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 16% of the county's.
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)9.1%(28)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)13.7%(42)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era44%(135)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War36.5%(112)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 307 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
Wailua Homesteads, decade by decade
Wailua Homesteads 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
2000
4,567
$87,525
$515,711
25.9%
88.3
2010
5,188
$117,213
$971,467
27.8%
76.7
2020
5,863
$125,654
$829,762
34.4%
92.0
2024
5,431
$89,717
$943,400
37.2%
84.5
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.
