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Waimalu, Hawaii: commercial real estate data.
Waimalu is a Census CDP of 13,061 people across 1.83 square miles of land, in Honolulu County. Median household income is $89,232, 63.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Waimalu
What Waimalu is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area1.83 sq mi
- Water area0.09 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land7,133
- County holding the largest share of its areaHonolulu County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Waimalu
- Population13,061
- Median age43.9
- Population under 181,909
- Share under 1814.6 percent
- Population 65 and over3,181
- Share 65 and over24.4 percent
- Households5,781
- Family households3,245
- Share of households that are families56.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Waimalu
- Median household income$89,232
- Per capita income$49,279
- Civilian labor force6,708
- Employed6,257
- Unemployed451 plus or minus 264
- Unemployment rate6.7 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Adults 25 and over10,046
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher36.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree14.6 percent plus or minus 4.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Waimalu
- Housing units6,213
- Occupied units5,781
- Vacant units432 plus or minus 200
- Vacancy rate7.0 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Owner occupied3,686
- Renter occupied2,095
- Ownership rate63.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$597,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,931
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.0 percent
- Single family units1,678
- Share single family27.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more4,535
- Share in buildings of two or more73.0 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1976
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Waimalu gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute5,919
- Commuting under 15 minutes974 plus or minus 289
- Share commuting under 15 minutes16.5 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,343
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more39.6 percent
- Drove alone67.1 percent
- Carpooled14.7 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Public transport4.0 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Walked1.5 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Worked from home11.5 percent plus or minus 5.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Honolulu County, not Waimalu
Honolulu County context, not Waimalu figures
- Establishments in Honolulu County20,890
- Covered employment, Honolulu County453,193
- Average annual pay, Honolulu County$69,851
- Housing units permitted, Honolulu County1,638
Every figure in this section is published for Honolulu County as a whole and is not a measurement of Waimalu.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Waimalu questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Waimalu, Hawaii?
13,061, in 5,781 households. Waimalu CDP covers 1.83 square miles of land, which is 7,133 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Waimalu in?
Honolulu County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Waimalu?
$89,232. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $597,800. Median gross rent is $1,931 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Waimalu figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Honolulu County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Waimalu.
Is zoning published for Waimalu?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.