Hawaii · Census place 77000
Wailua CDP, HI
Quick answer
Wailua CDP has 2,544 residents, ranking #89 of 163 places in Hawaii. Median household income is $68,548, the median home is worth $697,300 and median gross rent runs $2,272 a month.
- Population
- 2,544Wailua CDP residents
- Median household income
- $68,548Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $697,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,272Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 45.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 58.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Wailua CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Wailua CDP median would spend about 39.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 10.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 20.5% of residents and 58.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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