CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Waipahu

Hawaii · 31,435 residents · 2.68 sq mi

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Waipahu is home to 31,435 people in Hawaii. The typical home is worth $234,500. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. Owners hold 51% of the housing stock. This skews young, with a median age of 29.3. Median rent is $617 a month.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

31,435

−5%vs 2000

vs 33,108 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

29.3

−17%vs 2000

vs 35.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.68 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202440K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.4%(2,650)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.6%(2,706)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(2,302)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.1%(2,543)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.5%(2,998)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.6%(5,213)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.2%(3,822)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.6%(3,020)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.1%(2,875)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.7%(2,106)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.8%(882)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(318)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$38,380

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $49,444 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,875

−25%vs 2000

vs $14,484 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.4%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$234,500

+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $260,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$617

+22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $664 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

51.3%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 53.4% in 2000

48.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic4.1%(1,362)

Black0.8%(281)

Hispanic / Latino6.1%(2,016)

Asian64.1%(21,232)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic11.7%(3,669)

Black1.9%(611)

Hispanic / Latino11.3%(3,552)

Asian84.1%(26,435)

Other2.3%(720)

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 Rican2.7%(1,079)

Mexican1.6%(638)

Spaniard0.3%(140)

Cuban0.1%(28)

South American0%(18)

Central American0%(15)

Ecuadorian0%(13)

Panamanian0%(11)

Chilean0%(5)

Honduran0%(4)

Asian origin

Filipino55.9%(22,615)

Japanese7.1%(2,880)

Chinese1.3%(515)

Korean0.7%(273)

Vietnamese0.6%(255)

Okinawan0.2%(89)

Asian Indian0.2%(88)

Laotian0.1%(58)

Nepalese0%(17)

Cambodian0%(9)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian10.8%(4,378)

Samoan3.8%(1,550)

Marshallese3%(1,218)

Tongan0.9%(375)

Chuukese0.2%(87)

Guamanian0.1%(36)

Fijian0.1%(31)

Chamorro0%(11)

Ancestry

Portuguese1.3%(539)

German1.2%(488)

English0.9%(354)

Italian0.8%(338)

Irish0.8%(331)

French0.4%(174)

American0.4%(145)

West Indian0.3%(125)

Jamaican0.2%(85)

Subsaharan African0.1%(30)

Hungarian0.1%(29)

Norwegian0.1%(27)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(19)

Scotch-Irish0%(16)

Nigerian0%(14)

Ukrainian0%(12)

Welsh0%(9)

Dutch0%(8)

Scottish0%(8)

Israeli0%(7)

RANKED:Largest Filipino population · Largest Native Hawaiian population · Largest Japanese population · Largest Samoan population · Largest Marshallese population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.6%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

65.7%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.7%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 0.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.3 min

+12%vs 2000

vs 24.5 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 married41.4%(6,627)

Married49.1%(7,861)

Widowed2.1%(343)

Divorced7.5%(1,195)

Women 15+

Never married32.8%(5,793)

Married46.2%(8,164)

Widowed13.5%(2,385)

Divorced7.4%(1,313)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.0%

−1.5 ptssince 2013

from 7.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

60.7%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 62.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.8%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 9.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.0%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 20.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.9%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 22.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.9%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 69.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.6%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 37.9% 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)30.6%(547)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.9%(302)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era26.7%(477)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War10.6%(190)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.4%(8)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,788 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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