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Put up to four U.S. cities, towns or census-designated places side by side on 29 figures: 22 measures from the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, each with its margin, and their 2025 population estimate, growth, density, new homes and housing costs against income. A filled square marks a figure that differs from the first place by more than both margins of error allow; without it, the survey cannot tell the two apart.
How do Waipahu, HI compare?
| Figure | Waipahu, HI |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 (estimate) | no yearly estimate (census-designated place) |
| Change since April 2020 | – |
| Residents counted in the 2020 Census | 43,485 |
| Residents per square mile (2020) | 16,238 |
| Homes permitted in 2025 per 1,000 residents | – |
| Median home value ÷ median household income | 8.4 years of income |
| A year of median rent ÷ median income of all households (renters usually earn less) | 19.2% |
| Measure | Waipahu, HI |
|---|---|
| Total population | 40,482±2,530 |
| Median age | 40.2±2.2 |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 5.8%±1.5 pts |
| White alone, not Hispanic | 2.4%±0.6 pts |
| Black or African American alone, not Hispanic | 0.7%±0.5 pts |
| Asian alone, not Hispanic | 69.6%±3.7 pts |
| Born outside the United States | 43.1%±3.0 pts |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 20.1%±1.8 pts |
| Median household income | $103,895±$9,364 |
| Per capita income | $31,626±$1,386 |
| People below the poverty line | 12.0%±2.0 pts |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1%±1.0 pts |
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $868,600±$21,349 |
| Median gross rent | $1,658±$98 |
| Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent | 44.4%±5.3 pts |
| Owner-occupied homes | 59.7%±3.6 pts |
| Built 2020 or later | 1.9%±0.6 pts |
| Worked from home | 5.1%±1.3 pts |
| Drove alone to work | 58.1%±3.6 pts |
| Public transportation | 13.8%±2.3 pts |
| Mean travel time to work | 32.5 min±1.3 |
| No health insurance coverage | 6.0%±1.4 pts |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025; 2020 Census; Building Permits Survey 2025 · Check it at data.census.gov