CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Waimalu

Hawaii · 29,967 residents · 1.83 sq mi

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Waimalu is a city of 29,967 people in Hawaii. Median home value sits at $325,200. Renters pay $882 a month at the median. Households take in $51,985 a year at the median, 73% more than the country as a whole. 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Households here earn about 34% more than in Hawaii as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.4

US median: 33.0

More educated

32% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 77%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

29,967

+2%vs 2000

vs 29,371 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

32.4

−14%vs 2000

vs 37.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.83 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202413K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(2,070)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(2,059)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.3%(1,894)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.2%(1,849)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.2%(2,469)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3420.9%(6,255)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4419.9%(5,971)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.1%(3,324)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.5%(2,257)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.9%(1,458)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.1%(327)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.1%(34)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$51,985

+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $61,210 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$20,426

−21%vs 2000

vs $25,913 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.1%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$325,200

+77%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $242,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$882

+21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $962 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

64.2%

+2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.1% in 2000

35.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic16.1%(4,726)

Black2.3%(668)

Hispanic / Latino6%(1,753)

Asian54.4%(15,990)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic28.1%(8,434)

Black2.5%(740)

Hispanic / Latino5.9%(1,771)

Asian68%(20,382)

Other1.4%(411)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican4.9%(644)

Mexican1.3%(164)

South American0.7%(90)

Spaniard0.6%(82)

Colombian0.5%(71)

Central American0.5%(63)

Salvadoran0.5%(63)

Argentine0.1%(19)

Cuban0.1%(14)

Asian origin

Japanese22.6%(2,951)

Filipino13%(1,694)

Chinese6.5%(844)

Korean3.4%(450)

Vietnamese1.1%(142)

Okinawan0.4%(54)

Thai0.3%(43)

Hmong0.3%(34)

Cambodian0.2%(28)

Indonesian0.2%(20)

Laotian0.1%(15)

Mongolian0.1%(14)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian17.6%(2,304)

Samoan0.8%(98)

Chamorro0.2%(27)

Chuukese0.1%(11)

Ancestry

German7.4%(965)

English5%(655)

Irish2.5%(325)

Portuguese1.9%(254)

Italian1.4%(184)

American1.4%(179)

Scottish0.6%(74)

Swedish0.5%(70)

Polish0.5%(65)

Dutch0.5%(59)

French0.4%(58)

Russian0.4%(50)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

West Indian0.4%(47)

Haitian0.4%(47)

Subsaharan African0.2%(30)

Cape Verdean0.2%(30)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(28)

British0.2%(21)

French Canadian0.2%(21)

Norwegian0.1%(15)

Danish0.1%(12)

Swiss0.1%(11)

Austrian0.1%(9)

Canadian0.1%(9)

Hungarian0.1%(9)

RANKED:Largest Japanese population · Largest Native Hawaiian population · Largest Filipino population · Largest German population · Largest Chinese population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

31.7%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 32.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

88.6%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 90.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.6%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.1 min

+27%vs 2000

vs 19.8 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 married34.6%(1,971)

Married53.8%(3,061)

Widowed2.7%(151)

Divorced8.9%(506)

Women 15+

Never married28.8%(1,650)

Married48.4%(2,767)

Widowed8.6%(493)

Divorced14.2%(812)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.4%

+0.4 ptssince 2013

from 4.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

66.6%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 70.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.7%

+7.2 ptssince 2020

from 9.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.9%

+8.9 ptssince 2020

from 18.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.2%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 13.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

6.5%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 5.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

81.9%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 82.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.0%

+7.7 ptssince 2020

from 33.3% 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)42.3%(562)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)28.9%(384)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.8%(462)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.5%(73)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,328 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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