Wailua, HI Demographic Data
Wailua, HI Summary
Wailua is located in Kauai County in Hawaii
- Population: 2,498
- Area: 1.78 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.47 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.31 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,403.37 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 60.37 ft
- Time Zone: Alaska Hawaii Standard Time (GMT -10)
- Daylight Savings: No
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Wailua, HI Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,334
50%
50.8
Male
1,322
50%
49.2
Total Population
2,656
323,128,000
Wailua, HI Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
139
5.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
238
9.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
112
4.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
113
4.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
109
4.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
310
11.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
339
12.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
373
14.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
234
8.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
160
6.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
301
11.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
135
5.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
93
3.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
2,072
78.0%
77.2
Female
1,065
51.4%
51.3
Male
1,007
48.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
2,037
76.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
641
24.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
529
19.9%
15.2
Female
274
51.8%
55.8
Male
255
48.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
44
0.0%
0.0
Wailua, HI Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,898
71.5%
96.8
White
747
28.1%
72.6
Black or African American
12
0.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
38
1.4%
0.8
Asian
686
25.8%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
11
0.4%
1.3
Filipino
176
6.6%
0.9
Japanese
447
16.8%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
52
2.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
345
13.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
338
12.7%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
7
0.3%
0.1
Some Other Race
70
2.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
758
28.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
345
13.0%
17.8
Mexican
96
3.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
124
4.7%
1.7
Cuban
7
0.3%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
118
4.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,311
87.0%
82.2
Wailua, HI Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
42
2.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
110
5.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
532
27.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
440
22.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
247
12.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
355
18.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
219
11.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
152
7.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,793
92.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
574
29.6%
31.2
Wailua, HI Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
658
30.4%
33.7%
Now Married
1,054
48.6%
47.5
Divorced
246
11.4%
11.0%
Separated
38
1.8%
2.0
Widowed
171
7.9
5.8%
Wailua, HI Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,298
91.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
219
8.7%
21.6%
Spanish
20
0.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
25
1.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
147
5.8%
3.5%
Other Languages
27
1.1%
1.1%
Wailua, HI Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
17
1.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
48
5.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
71
7.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
87
9.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
179
18.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
223
23.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
99
10.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
136
14.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
56
5.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
32
3.4%
6.4
Median household income
54,000
57,617
Per capita income
28,115
31,128
Wailua, HI Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
8
0.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
318
22.8%
9.8
Construction
121
8.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
323
23.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
75
5.4%
6.6
Information
20
1.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
34
2.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
111
8.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
180
12.9%
11.4
Public administration
58
4.2%
4.6
Retail trade
95
6.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
37
2.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
15
1.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
138
9.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
406
29.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
103
7.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
384
27.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
364
26.1%
18.1%
Wailua, HI Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,357
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,005
74.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
127
9.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
13
1.0%
5.1
Walked
49
3.6%
2.7
Other means
59
4.3%
1.8
Worked at home
104
7.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.0
26.6
Wailua, HI Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
24
2.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
377
39.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
384
40.5%
37.1
3 or more
163
17.2%
21.0
Wailua, HI Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
948
62.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
545
57.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
403
42.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
564
37.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
21
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.0
0.0%
2.5
Wailua, HI Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,512
1 room
52
3.4%
2.4
2 rooms
100
6.6%
2.7
3 rooms
386
25.5%
9.1
4 rooms
397
26.3%
16.5
5 rooms
289
19.1%
19.8
6 rooms
170
11.2%
17.8
7 rooms
54
3.6%
12.0
8 rooms
28
1.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
36
2.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
4
0.0
Wailua, HI Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,512
1-unit, detached
757
50.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
55
3.6%
5.9
2-units
35
2.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
63
4.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
237
15.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
190
12.6%
4.4
20 or more units
175
11.6%
9.0
Mobile home
0
0.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Wailua, HI Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
18
1.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
53
3.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
239
15.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
139
9.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
303
20.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
374
24.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
201
13.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
134
8.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
51
3.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Wailua, HI Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
4
0.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
38
4.0%
4.7
Electricity
220
23.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
33
3.5%
0.1
Other fuel
4
0.4%
0.5
No fuel used
649
68.5%
1.1
Wailua, HI Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
317
47295100.0
Less than $500
7
2.2%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
25
7.9%
10.3%
$500 to $999
38
12.0%
20.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
48
15.1%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
55
17.4%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
57
18.0%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
87
27.4%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
110
35.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
21
6.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
16
5.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
32
10.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
133
42.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
5
0.0%
0.0%
Wailua, HI Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
381
41,631,300
Less than $500
0
0.0%
10.7%
$2,500 to $2,999
4
1.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
6
1.6%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
14
3.7%
4.4%
$500 to $999
16
4.2%
41.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
152
39.9%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
189
49.6%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
22
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,439
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
5
1.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
53
13.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
33
8.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
31
8.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
14
3.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
245
64.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
22
0.0%
0.0%
Wailua, HI Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
545
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
14
2.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
4
0.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
0
0.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
11
2.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
45
8.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
314
57.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
145
26.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
12
2.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
421,400
205,000
