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Wailua, Hawaii: commercial real estate data.
Wailua is a Census CDP of 2,697 people across 1.54 square miles of land, in Kauai County. Median household income is $69,167, 55.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wailua
What Wailua is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area1.54 sq mi
- Water area0.31 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,756
- County holding the largest share of its areaKauai 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 Wailua
- Population2,697
- Median age44.8
- Population under 18547 plus or minus 176
- Share under 1820.3 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Population 65 and over657 plus or minus 167
- Share 65 and over24.4 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Households1,002
- Family households566
- Share of households that are families56.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Wailua
- Median household income$69,167 plus or minus $15,885
- Per capita income$39,401
- Civilian labor force1,429
- Employed1,280
- Unemployed149 plus or minus 92
- Unemployment rate10.4 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Adults 25 and over2,007
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.7 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.3 percent plus or minus 4.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Wailua
- Housing units1,508
- Occupied units1,002
- Vacant units506 plus or minus 139
- Vacancy rate33.6 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Owner occupied553 plus or minus 120
- Renter occupied449 plus or minus 110
- Ownership rate55.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$790,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,310
- Annual rent as a share of median income40.1 percent plus or minus 10.4
- Single family units885
- Share single family58.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more623 plus or minus 163
- Share in buildings of two or more41.3 percent plus or minus 9.7
- 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 Wailua gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,170
- Commuting under 15 minutes271 plus or minus 111
- Share commuting under 15 minutes23.2 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more424 plus or minus 138
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more36.2 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Drove alone70.2 percent
- Carpooled19.0 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Public transport0.7 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Walked1.6 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Worked from home8.5 percent plus or minus 5.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kauai County, not Wailua
Kauai County context, not Wailua figures
- Establishments in Kauai County2,281
- Covered employment, Kauai County32,830
- Average annual pay, Kauai County$59,731
- Housing units permitted, Kauai County141
Every figure in this section is published for Kauai County as a whole and is not a measurement of Wailua.
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.
Coverage
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
Wailua questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wailua, Hawaii?
2,697, in 1,002 households. Wailua CDP covers 1.54 square miles of land, which is 1,756 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wailua in?
Kauai 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 Wailua?
$69,167. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $790,800. Median gross rent is $2,310 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 Wailua figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Kauai 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 Wailua.
Is zoning published for Wailua?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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