For population 25 years and over in Waihee-Waiehu:
High school or higher: 80.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
Unemployed: 4.4%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Waihee-Waiehu CDP:
Never married: 30.4%
Now married: 56.5%
Separated: 1.7%
Widowed: 4.9%
Divorced: 6.6%
1,596 residents are foreign born (19.8% Asia).
This place:
21.8%
Hawaii:
17.5%
According to our research of Hawaii and other state lists there were 13 registered sex offenders living in Waihee-Waiehu, Hawaii as of May 22, 2013. The ratio of number of residents in Waihee-Waiehu to the number of sex offenders is 653 to 1. The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is near the state average.
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $539 (0.1%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $515 (0.1%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Koolaupoko, HI (88.5 miles , pop. 117,994).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Honolulu, HI (89.4 miles , pop. 371,657).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2492.5 miles , pop. 3,694,820).
Waihee-Waiehu-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Hawaii state average. It is 34% smaller 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 87.3 miles away from the city center On 10/15/2006 at 17:07:49, a magnitude 6.7 (6.2 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.7 MW, Depth: 24.2 mi) earthquake occurred 80.5 miles away from Waihee-Waiehu center On 10/15/2006 at 17:14:12, a magnitude 6.0 (5.8 MB, 6.0 MW, Depth: 11.7 mi) earthquake occurred 66.0 miles away from the city center On 3/5/1981 at 14:09:39, a magnitude 5.5 (5.0 MB, 5.5 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 31.9 miles away from the city center On 3/28/1988 at 03:33:40, a magnitude 5.6 (5.6 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.0 MS) earthquake occurred 76.9 miles away from Waihee-Waiehu center On 7/15/2005 at 15:48:54, a magnitude 5.3 (5.2 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.3 MW, 5.3 MD, Depth: 11.1 mi) earthquake occurred 94.7 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Hawaii County (11) is near the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 7, Flood: 1, High Surf: 1, Mudslide: 1, Earthquake: 1, Hurricane: 1, Storm: 1, Tsunami Wave: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Waihee-Waiehu:
MAUI MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - State, provides emergency services, about 3 miles away; WAILUKU, HI)
KULA HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - State, provides emergency services, about 18 miles away; KULA, HI)
MOLOKAI GENERAL HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 35 miles away; KAUNAKAKAI, HI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Waihee-Waiehu:
Kapiolani Community College (about 88 miles; Honolulu, HI; Full-time enrollment: 3,151)
University of Hawaii at Manoa (about 89 miles; Honolulu, HI; FT enrollment: 14,726)
Hawaii Pacific University (about 92 miles; Honolulu, HI; FT enrollment: 4,471)
Leeward Community College (about 101 miles; Pearl City, HI; FT enrollment: 3,228)
Brigham Young University-Hawaii (about 105 miles; Laie, HI; FT enrollment: 2,381)
University of Hawaii at Hilo (about 126 miles; Hilo, HI; FT enrollment: 3,180)
Skyline College (about 2338 miles; San Bruno, CA; FT enrollment: 2,853)
Parks in Waihee-Waiehu include: Waiehu Beach Pavilion (1), Waiehu Heights Park (2), Waihee Ball Park (3), Waihee Beach Park (4), Waihee Coastal Dunes and Wetlands Preserve (5), Paukukalo Park (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Hawaii County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 12.8. This is significantly better than average.
City:
12.8
U.S.:
32.0
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2008 was 19.8. This is better than average.Closest monitor was 8.0 miles away from the city center.
City:
19.8
U.S.:
24.2
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 3.92. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 10.3 miles away from the city center.
City:
3.92
U.S.:
9.59
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 4.4%
(7.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 13.5% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.6% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This place:
3.8 people
Hawaii:
1.3 people
Percentage of family households:
This place:
82.9%
Whole state:
18.8%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:
6.3%
Whole state:
5.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Religion statistics for Waihee-Waiehu (based on Hawaii County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 39.77%
Here
39.8%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
LDS (Mormon) Church
Assemblies of God
United Church of Christ
International Church of the Foursquare Gospel
Adherents
55.6%
11.5%
5.3%
5.0%
3.9%
Congregations
14.3%
8.9%
11.3%
13.1%
4.8%
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
Presbyterian Church (USA)
International Pentecostal Holiness Church
Episcopal Church
Other
Adherents
3.8%
2.7%
2.1%
1.7%
8.4%
Congregations
7.1%
2.4%
1.8%
4.2%
32.1%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 36
Hawaii County:
2.09 / 10,000 pop.
Hawaii:
2.30 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
This county:
0.06 / 10,000 pop.
State:
0.09 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 34
Hawaii County:
1.97 / 10,000 pop.
Hawaii:
1.57 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 44
Hawaii County:
2.55 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.72 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 143
Here:
8.29 / 10,000 pop.
State:
9.00 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
7.1%
Hawaii:
8.1%
Adult obesity rate:
Hawaii County:
21.2%
Hawaii:
20.8%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
10.3%
State:
9.2%
6.70% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($48,782 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.70%
Hawaii average:
6.39%
0.17% of residents moved from foreign countries ($716 average AGI)
Hawaii County:
0.17%
Hawaii average:
0.70%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
Number of bridges: 3 Total length: 10 meters (33ft) Total costs: $1,587,000 Total average daily traffic: 2,715 Total future (year 2012) average daily traffic: 3,000
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#53 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most Two or more races residents"
#59 on the list of "Top 100 most racially diverse cities"
#76 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most Korean residents (pop 5,000+)"
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#95 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most Other race residents (pop 5,000+)"
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#35 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
#42 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"
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