Wailuku

Population & Demographics

Wailuku, HI

Wailuku is home to 16,926 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 12,913 resident workers commute each day.

HawaiiCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
16,926
people
Population

16,926 residents

Median age 43.8 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Wailuku population & demographics

Who lives in Wailuku — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
16,926
Median age
43.8yrs
Median household income
$102,942
Median home value
$855,700
Median gross rent
$1,762/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
36.1%
Poverty rate
4.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Wailuku

How Wailuku breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Asian33.4%
Two or more races26.7%
White20.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.2%
Hispanic or Latino7.7%
Black1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Wailuku

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Wailuku.

Wailuku at a glance
Employed Residents
12,913
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
6.4mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
18.2%
Share working within the area
Work from home
7.7%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Urban Honolulu
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Wailuku proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Wailuku commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

76 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Wailuku

12,913 commutes, one dot at a time

Wailuku

Where 12,913 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Wailuku, by worker count.

1Urban Honolulu91.6 mi2,607
2Kahului2.1 mi2,481
3Wailuku0.0 mi2,345
4Wailea13.6 mi533
5Kihei9.7 mi522
6Lahaina11.3 mi427
7Kaanapali12.1 mi409
8Kailua92.4 mi273

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Wailuku.

1Kahului2.1 mi2,559
2Wailuku0.0 mi2,345
3Waihee-Waiehu1.8 mi1,104
4Kihei9.7 mi970
5Pukalani10.8 mi566
6Makawao12.1 mi529
7Waikapu2.1 mi375
8Kula13.8 mi353

Top industries

The sectors that employ Wailuku’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance31.8%
PAPublic Administration19.1%
COConstruction6.4%
AFAccommodation and Food Services5.6%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.9%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services4.9%
ARArts, Entertainment, and Recreation4.8%
RTRetail Trade4.5%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)4.3%
Connectivity

Internet options for Wailuku

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

2 providers
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps
8 Gbps
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