Wailua, HI

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Wailua, Hawaii

The population of Wailua is 2,083.

The People and Families of Wailua

In Wailua, about 52% of adults are married.

It's notable that men are disproportionately common in Wailua.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Wailua had a median family income of $52,083. The people of Wailua can point with pride to the large number of college graduates in the the town. Notably, the town is home to a disproportionate number of well-off single people.

Wailua Housing

Of the housing in Wailua, approximately 57% is occupied by their owners. A good bit of the housing in the town is used seasonally or for leisure or vacation purposes.

Commuting

In Wailua, 92% of commuters drive to work. The layout of Wailua makes walking and bicycling easier than most places. The town features shorter commuting times than most similar places.

High Points

Wailua strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Hawaii):

Category	Trophy
Racial Diversity (vs. Peers)	Top 5%
Short Commute Times (vs. State)	Top 11%
Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers)	Top 12%
College Educated Adults (vs. Peers)	Top 19%

Comparative Profile of Wailua, HI

Comparing Wailua to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Hawaii (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Racial Diversity
Well-Paid Single Men
Male Share of the Population
Age of the Population
Well-Paid Single Women
Senior Citizens
Children Under 5 Years Old
Female Share of the Population

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Average Household Size
Portion of People Married

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
College Educated Adults
Median Family Income
People in Middle Class or Better
People Above Poverty

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Short Commute Times
Walking and Biking to Work
Working at Home
Public Transportation Use

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Housing Recently Built
Affordability of Property Taxes
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
People Living Alone
Affordability of Rents

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	2,083	100%
Male	1,052	50.5%
Female	1,031	49.5%
Under 18	529	25.4%
18+	1,554	74.6%
65+	363	17.4%
Median Age	41.1
Average Family Size	3.16
White	619	29.7%
African-American	16	0.8%
Asian	725	34.8%
American Indian & Alaskan	10	0.5%
Other	13	0.6%
Mixed Race	523	25.1%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	148	7.1%
Median Family Income (1999)	$52,083
Population In Poverty	181	8.9%

Ancestry	Percent
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	75.3%
Portuguese	5.1%
German	3.8%
Irish	3.4%
English	2.9%
Norwegian	1.6%
Italian	1.5%
Scottish	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	1.1%
European	0.9%
Hungarian	0.7%
Dutch	0.5%
US/American	0.4%
Russian	0.3%
Greek	0.3%
Canadian	0.3%
Scandinavian	0.2%
Lithuanian	0.2%
Romanian	0.2%
French (except Basque)	0.2%

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