CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Waimanalo Beach

Hawaii · 4,185 residents · 1.98 sq mi

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Waimanalo Beach is home to 4,185 people in Hawaii. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Households take in $44,893 a year at the median, 49% more than the country as a whole. 75% of homes are owner-occupied. Getting to work takes 31 minutes on average. Renters pay $645 a month at the median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 30%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,185

−2%vs 2000

vs 4,271 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

31.6

−11%vs 2000

vs 35.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.98 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(319)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(296)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.5%(399)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.8%(327)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.7%(321)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.7%(739)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.7%(573)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.4%(435)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.6%(361)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.5%(313)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.1%(88)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.3%(14)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$44,893

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $55,781 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,277

−30%vs 2000

vs $16,089 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

6.0%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$103,900

−30%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $195,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$645

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $913 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.8%

−8.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.5% in 2000

25.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic11.5%(491)

Black0.1%(4)

Hispanic / Latino6.5%(277)

Asian5.2%(220)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic17.4%(728)

Black0.6%(27)

Hispanic / Latino6.9%(289)

Asian80.9%(3,386)

Other1.1%(44)

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 Rican7.2%(326)

Mexican0.9%(42)

Central American0.3%(15)

Guatemalan0.3%(12)

South American0.1%(6)

Colombian0.1%(6)

Salvadoran0.1%(3)

Asian origin

Japanese2.3%(102)

Filipino0.9%(42)

Chinese0.7%(33)

Uzbek0.3%(14)

Vietnamese0.3%(13)

Korean0.1%(3)

Okinawan0.1%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian80.9%(3,646)

Samoan3.9%(174)

Chamorro0.2%(10)

Tongan0.1%(6)

Ancestry

Portuguese3.1%(140)

English2.9%(131)

German2.6%(118)

Irish2.1%(94)

Italian1.7%(75)

French0.9%(40)

Norwegian0.6%(28)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(24)

British0.5%(21)

Scottish0.4%(20)

Polish0.4%(19)

Dutch0.3%(14)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

American0.3%(12)

Russian0.2%(11)

Swiss0.2%(7)

Canadian0.1%(6)

Finnish0.1%(6)

Ukrainian0.1%(6)

Danish0.1%(5)

Turkish0.1%(5)

Lithuanian0.1%(3)

Slovak0.1%(3)

Welsh0.1%(3)

RANKED:Largest Native Hawaiian population · Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest Samoan population · Largest Portuguese population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.2%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.8%

−6.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.7%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

30.6 min

+20%vs 2000

vs 25.4 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 married40.2%(745)

Married48.8%(905)

Widowed3.2%(60)

Divorced7.8%(145)

Women 15+

Never married29.6%(559)

Married40.7%(769)

Widowed16.8%(317)

Divorced13%(245)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.7%

−5.1 ptssince 2013

from 6.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

67.5%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 67.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.8%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 12.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.0%

+5.7 ptssince 2020

from 19.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.4%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 23.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

76.5%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 75.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.1%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 40.5% 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)25.7%(67)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.6%(59)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era51.7%(135)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 261 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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