With 10,870 people, Waipio is a city in Hawaii. The typical home is worth $749,500, having roughly tripled since 2000. The median age is 45.9, about 7 years above the US median. Few US cities rank higher on income. Density works out to 8,717 people per square mile. Renters pay $2,219 a month at the median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $109,877, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 78%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Waipio
What changed most since 1990
Median age30.1 → 45.9(+15.8 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Median home value (2024 dollars)$680,900 → $749,500(+10%)US over the same years: +67%
Asian share64.0% → 57.0%(−7.0 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
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)37.4%(330)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.2%(187)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.1%(248)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War10.8%(95)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 882 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
Waipio, decade by decade
Waipio 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
1990
11,812
$124,292
$680,900
31.8%
63.9
2000
11,672
$111,624
$421,895
28.1%
79.6
2010
11,674
$113,575
$672,244
22.7%
72.1
2020
12,082
$110,851
$657,410
30.4%
78.2
2024
10,870
$109,877
$749,500
29.3%
72.5
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.
