Wailua, Hawaii

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Population in 2010: 2,254.
Population change since 2000: +8.2%
Males: 1,211  (53.7%)
Females: 1,043  (46.3%)
Median resident age:

44.1 years
Hawaii median age:

40.8 years

Zip codes: 96746.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $66,396 (it was $45,875 in 2000)
Wailua:

$66,396
HI:

$92,458

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $40,698 (it was $20,231 in 2000)

Wailua CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $763,147 (it was $197,900 in 2000)
Wailua:

$763,147
HI:

$820,100

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: over $1,000,000; detached houses: over $1,000,000; townhouses or other attached units: $836,239; in 2-unit structures: $946,691; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $709,489; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $593,230

Median gross rent in 2022: $2,060.

March 2022 cost of living index in Wailua: 118.1 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 14.7%
(25.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 13.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 4.5% for two or more races residents)
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  • Races in Wailua, HI (2022)
    • 83834.2%White alone
    • 54622.3%Asian alone
    • 54222.1%Hispanic
    • 44018.0%Two or more races
    • 361.5%Black alone
    • 371.5%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
    • 40.2%American Indian alone

Races in Wailua detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

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Ancestries: Italian (7.4%), Haitian (2.1%), Irish (1.8%), Portuguese (1.8%), French Canadian (1.7%), European (1.1%).

Current Local Time: HST (no DST) time zone

Land area: 1.29 square miles.

Population density: 1,751 people per square mile   (low).

Wailua, Hawaii map

224 residents are foreign born (6.2% Asia, 2.5% Latin America).

This place:

9.2%
Hawaii:

18.0%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,387 (0.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,787 (0.2%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Ewa, HI (97.9 miles , pop. 272,328).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2615.1 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities:

Kapaa, HI (1.4 miles ),
Wailua Homesteads, HI (1.7 miles ),
Hanamaulu, HI (2.1 miles ),
Lihue, HI (2.4 miles ),
Anahola, HI (2.5 miles ),
Puhi, HI (2.7 miles ),
Kilauea, HI (3.4 miles ),
Kalihiwai, HI (3.5 miles )

Latitude: 22.06 N, Longitude: 159.34 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 808

Distribution of median household income in Wailua, HI in 2022
Distribution of house value in Wailua, HI in 2022

Wailua tourist attractions:

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

2.3%
Hawaii:

2.9%
Most common industries in Wailua, HI (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Accommodation & food services (17.2%)
  • Construction (8.5%)
  • Health care (6.8%)
  • Educational services (5.6%)
  • Other transportation, support activities, couriers (5.0%)
  • Administrative & support & waste management services (4.9%)
  • Public administration (4.4%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Accommodation & food services (16.6%)
  • Construction (15.3%)
  • Administrative & support & waste management services (4.6%)
  • Other transportation, support activities, couriers (4.6%)
  • Professional, scientific, technical services (4.2%)
  • Arts, entertainment, recreation (4.2%)
  • Health care (4.0%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Accommodation & food services (17.8%)
  • Health care (10.2%)
  • Educational services (10.0%)
  • Department & other general merchandise stores (5.8%)
  • Public administration (5.8%)
  • Other transportation, support activities, couriers (5.5%)
  • Administrative & support & waste management services (5.2%)
Most common occupations in Wailua, HI (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Retail sales workers, except cashiers (6.2%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.4%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.1%)
  • Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (4.8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.1%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers, except child care workers (3.6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (2.9%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (6.1%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.0%)
  • Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4.8%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers, except child care workers (3.6%)
  • Other protective service workers, including supervisors (3.4%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers, including supervisors (3.4%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Retail sales workers, except cashiers (11.5%)
  • Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (8.9%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.8%)
  • Customer service representatives (5.2%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.7%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers, except waiters and waitresses (4.7%)
  • Cashiers (4.2%)

Average climate in Wailua, Hawaii

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Earthquake activity:

Wailua-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Hawaii state average. It is 631% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/21/1951 at 10:57:00, a magnitude 6.9 (6.9 UK, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 268.5 miles away from the city center
On 11/29/1975 at 14:47:40, a magnitude 7.2 (6.0 MB, 7.1 MS, 7.2 UK, 7.2 MS, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 331.8 miles away from the city center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths)
On 10/15/2006 at 17:07:49, a magnitude 6.7 (6.2 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.7 MW) earthquake occurred 264.5 miles away from the city center
On 10/15/2006 at 17:07:49, a magnitude 6.7 (6.7 MD, Depth: 23.7 mi) earthquake occurred 266.8 miles away from the city center
On 5/4/2018 at 22:32:54, a magnitude 6.9 (6.9 MW, Depth: 3.6 mi) earthquake occurred 338.9 miles away from the city center
On 11/16/1983 at 16:13:00, a magnitude 6.7 (6.4 MB, 6.7 MS, 6.7 MW) earthquake occurred 314.1 miles away from the city center, causing $6,000,000 total damage
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Kauai County (11) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Storms: 6, Landslides: 3, Mudslides: 3, Hurricanes: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, High Surf: 1, Typhoon: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Wailua topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers near Wailua:

  • SAMUEL MAHELONA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; KAPAA, HI)
  • KAUAI DIALYSIS FACILITY (Dialysis Facility, about 6 miles away; LIHUE, HI)
  • G N WILCOX MEM HOSP - SNF/ICF (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; LIHUE, HI)
  • ST.FRANCIS HOME CARE SERVICES - KAUAI (Home Health Center, about 7 miles away; LIHUE, HI)
  • KAUAI HOSPICE (Hospital, about 7 miles away; LIHUE, HI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wailua:

  • Brigham Young University-Hawaii (about 96 miles; Laie, HI; Full-time enrollment: 3,527)
  • Leeward Community College (about 99 miles; Pearl City, HI; FT enrollment: 4,589)
  • Honolulu Community College (about 108 miles; Honolulu, HI; FT enrollment: 2,538)
  • Hawaii Pacific University (about 109 miles; Honolulu, HI; FT enrollment: 5,506)
  • University of Hawaii at Manoa (about 112 miles; Honolulu, HI; FT enrollment: 16,461)
  • Chaminade University of Honolulu (about 113 miles; Honolulu, HI; FT enrollment: 2,610)
  • Kapiolani Community College (about 114 miles; Honolulu, HI; FT enrollment: 5,069)

Points of interest:

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Notable location: Birthstone Heiau (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Shopping Center: Kinipopo Shopping Village Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Opaekaa Stream (A), Wailua River (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Wailua: Poliahu Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Beaches: Waipouli Beach (A), Wailua Beach (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Kauai County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Average household size:
This place:

2.5 people
Hawaii:

2.9 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

62.8%
Whole state:

68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

9.7%
Whole state:

7.3%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.6% of all households

For population 15 years and over in Wailua:

Marital status in Wailua, HI
  • Never married: 31.6%
  • Now married: 46.7%
  • Separated: 4.1%
  • Widowed: 4.5%
  • Divorced: 13.1%

For population 25 years and over in Wailua:

  • High school or higher: 93.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.7%
  • Unemployed: 7.7%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.3 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

10.4
Hawaii average:

11.2

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Wailua
Presidential Elections Results

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Religion statistics for Wailua, HI (based on Kauai County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic10,10810
Other7,64830
Evangelical Protestant5,72544
Mainline Protestant3,03322
None40,577-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 22
Kauai County:

3.51 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.30 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Kauai County:

0.16 / 10,000 pop.
Hawaii:

0.09 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 16
Here:

2.55 / 10,000 pop.
Hawaii:

1.57 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 6
Here:

0.96 / 10,000 pop.
Hawaii:

1.72 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 87
This county:

13.86 / 10,000 pop.
State:

9.00 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Kauai County:

9.2%
State:

8.1%
Adult obesity rate:
Here:

20.4%
State:

20.8%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Kauai County:

7.6%
Hawaii:

9.2%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
This city:

53.8%
Hawaii:

54.6%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
Here:

49.0%
Hawaii:

50.5%

Average BMI:
Wailua:

27.0
State:

26.8

People feeling badly about themselves:
This city:

16.9%
Hawaii:

16.5%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
Here:

17.0%
Hawaii:

18.1%

Average hours sleeping at night:
Here:

6.8
Hawaii:

6.8

Overweight people:
Wailua:

27.7%
Hawaii:

26.1%

General health condition:
This city:

55.9%
Hawaii:

57.4%

Average condition of hearing:
This city:

80.2%
Hawaii:

82.1%

More about Health and Nutrition of Wailua, HI Residents

Strongest AM radio stations in Wailua:

  • KQNG (570 AM; 1 kW; LIHUE, HI; Owner: VISONARY RELATED ENTERTAINMENT, INC.)
  • KUAI (720 AM; 5 kW; ELEELE, HI; Owner: VISIONARY RELATED ENTERTAINMENT, INC.)
  • KAIM (870 AM; 50 kW; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF HAWAII, INC.)
  • KHNR (650 AM; 10 kW; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF HAWAII, INC.)
  • KHCM (940 AM; 10 kW; WAIPAHU, HI; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF HAWAII, INC.)
  • KORL (690 AM; 10 kW; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: NEW WAVE BROADCASTING, L.P.)
  • KGU (760 AM; 10 kW; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF HAWAII, INC.)
  • KSSK (590 AM; 8 kW; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KHVH (830 AM; 10 kW; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KLHT (1040 AM; 10 kW; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF HONOLULU, INC.)
  • KUAU (1570 AM; 50 kW; HAIKU, HI; Owner: FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD-KAHULUI, MAUI)
  • KUMU (1500 AM; 10 kW; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF OAHU LICENSE LLC)
  • KJPN (1370 AM; 6 kW; PEARL CITY, HI; Owner: DIAMOND BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Wailua:

  • KAWV (98.1 FM; LIHUE, HI; Owner: O'HANA RADIO PARTNERS)
  • KAQA (91.9 FM; KILAUEA, HI; Owner: KEKAHU FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • K211DQ (90.1 FM; KAUAI, HI; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KITH (98.9 FM; KAPAA, HI; Owner: HOCHMAN HAWAII-TWO, INC.)
  • KFMN (96.9 FM; LIHUE, HI; Owner: FM 97 ASSOCIATES)
  • KHJC (88.9 FM; LIHUE, HI; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
  • KTOH (99.9 FM; KALAHEO, HI; Owner: HOCHMAN HAWAII-ONE, INC.)
  • KSRF (95.9 FM; POIPU, HI; Owner: VISIONARY RELATED ENTERTAINMENT, INC)
  • KQNG-FM (93.5 FM; LIHUE, HI; Owner: VISONARY RELATED ENTERTAINMENT, INC.)
  • KSHK (103.3 FM; KEKAHA, HI; Owner: VISIONARY RELATED ENTERTAINMENT, INC)
  • KAQA-FM1 (91.9 FM; KILAUEA, HI; Owner: KEKAHU FOUNDATION, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Wailua:

  • K63AZ (Channel 63; ANAHOLA, ETC., HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC TELEVISION FOUNDATION)
Wailua fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2021
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2021
See more detailed statistics of Wailua fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2021 here
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 3Number of bridges
  • 85ft / 26.5mTotal length
  • $8,129,000Total costs
  • 72,800Total average daily traffic
  • 2,088Total average daily truck traffic
  • 78,336Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic

FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:

2
  • Correctional Facility Hwy 56 (Lat: 22.023500 Lon: -159.341639), Call Sign: WYK653,
    Assigned Frequencies: 155.085 MHz, 155.100 MHz, 155.760 MHz, Grant Date: 11/07/2023, Expiration Date: 01/31/2034, Registrant: State Of Hawaii, Psd Corrections Kauai, Correctional Facility Hwy 56, Wailua, HI 96746, Phone: (808) 241-3057, Email:

  • 6350 Sr 580 (Kuamoo Road) (Lat: 22.056556 Lon: -159.378361), Type: Upole, Structure height: 8 m, Call Sign: WQFH804,
    Assigned Frequencies: 452.025 MHz, Grant Date: 07/19/2006, Expiration Date: 07/19/2016, Cancellation Date: 09/24/2016, Certifier: Matthew G Bucek, Registrant: Business Radio Licensing, 30251 Golden Lantern, Suite E, #501, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677, Phone: (949) 348-8510, Fax: (949) 348-8514, Email:


FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

1
  • Nonou Tank, Kaulana Rd (Lat: 22.059750 Lon: -159.349528), Type: Tank, Structure height: 12.2 m, Call Sign: WQUT407,
    Assigned Frequencies: 928.281 MHz, 952.281 MHz, Grant Date: 10/06/2014, Expiration Date: 10/06/2024, Certifier: Maryanne W Kusaka, Registrant: County Of Kauai, 4444 Rice St Ste 235, Lihue, HI 96766, Phone: (808) 241-6771


2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

    Fire incident distribution by year According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 20. The highest number of fires - 28 took place in 2005, and the least - 6 in 2004. The data has a decreasing trend.
    Fire incident types in Wailua, HI When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (70.9%), and Structure Fires (16.8%).

    • Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Wailua, HI
    • 23270.9%Outside Fires
    • 5516.8%Structure Fires
    • 298.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
    • 113.4%Other
See full National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Wailua, HI
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Wailua, HI
  • 53.3%No fuel used
  • 30.3%Electricity
  • 9.6%Utility gas
  • 4.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.2%Solar energy
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Wailua, HI
  • 50.6%Electricity
  • 40.1%No fuel used
  • 8.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.4%Solar energy


Wailua compared to Hawaii state average:

  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.

Wailua on our top lists:

  • #89 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Japan (population 500+)"
  • #64 (96746) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Portuguese first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
  • #3 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest average weight of females"
  • #23 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
  • #39 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #68 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2012 Presidential Election"
  • #70 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
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