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Kauai County

Population in July 2007: 2,236.
Males: 1,129  (50.5%)
Females: 1,107  (49.5%)

Median resident age:  41.1 years
Hawaii median age:  36.2 years

Zip codes: 96746.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $57,899 (it was $45,875 in 2000)
Wailua:  $57,899
Hawaii:  $63,746

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $26,397
Wailua:  $26,397
Hawaii:  $28,287

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $437,087 (it was $197,900 in 2000)
Wailua:  $437,087
Hawaii:  $555,400

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $443,018; Detached houses: $431,090; Townhouses or other attached units: $896,335; In 2-unit structures: $369,741; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $480,071

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Races in Wailua:

  • White Non-Hispanic (27.9%)
  • Two or more races (25.1%)
  • Japanese (20.9%)
  • Filipino (10.0%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (8.5%)
  • Hispanic (7.1%)
  • Other Asian (2.8%)
  • American Indian (2.3%)
  • Chinese (0.8%)
  • Black (0.8%)
  • Other race (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Wailua: 105.4 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (5.7%), Irish (5.6%), Portuguese (5.6%), English (3.5%), French (2.1%), Italian (1.6%).

Current Local Time: HST (no DST) time zone

Land area: 1.29 square miles.

Population density: 1738 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Wailua

  • High school or higher: 85.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
  • Unemployed: 7.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wailua CDP

  • Never married: 25.6%
  • Now married: 57.6%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 4.5%
  • Divorced: 11.1%

168 residents are foreign born (5.6% Asia, 1.5% Oceania).

This place:  8.1%
Hawaii:  17.5%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Wailua:  0.2% ($477)
Hawaii:  0.3% ($765)

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

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (17%)
  • Construction (15%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (5%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Health care (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (18%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (4%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (3%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (12%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Customer service representatives (5%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Cashiers (4%)



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Wailua-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Hawaii state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/13/2008 at 11:01:43, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 65.8 miles away from Wailua center
Magnitude types: local magnitude (ML)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Wailua:
  • SAMUEL MAHELONA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; KAPAA, HI)
  • WILCOX MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; LIHUE, HI)
  • KAUAI VETERANS MEMEORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; WAIMEA, HI)

Political contributions by individuals in Wailua, HI

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wailua:
  • UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA (about 94 miles; HONOLULU, HI; Full-time enrollment: 14,113)
  • BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY-HAWAII CAMPUS (about 98 miles; LAIE, HI; FT enrollment: 2,273)
  • LEEWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 100 miles; PEARL CITY, HI; FT enrollment: 3,511)
  • HONOLULU COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 108 miles; HONOLULU, HI; FT enrollment: 2,787)
  • KAPIOLANI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 113 miles; HONOLULU, HI; FT enrollment: 4,131)
  • UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO (about 316 miles; HILO, HI; FT enrollment: 2,434)
  • HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (about 584 miles; HONOLULU, HI; FT enrollment: 6,186)

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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

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Average household size:
This place:  2.7 people
Hawaii:  2.9 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  70.3%
Whole state:  71.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  6.5%
Whole state:  5.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  8.9%
Whole state:  10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  2.2%
Whole state:  5.0%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Wailua, HI



Wailua compared to Hawaii state average:

Wailua, Hawaii environmental map by EPA

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  • Median house value significantly above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Wailua travel time to work


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2004 Presidential Election results in Kauai County Hawaii:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • No fuel used (63%)
  • Electricity (27%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
  • Solar energy (2%)
  • Utility gas (1%)


Religion statistics for Wailua

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsUnited Church of ChristEpiscopal ChurchAssemblies of God
Adherents68.2%8.7%5.3%3.8%2.4%
Congregations13.0%7.8%14.3%6.5%5.2%
NameMissionary ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionSalvation ArmySeventh-Day Adventist ChurchOther religions
Adherents2.1%1.8%1.7%1.4%4.5%
Congregations5.2%5.2%3.9%2.6%36.4%
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.


5.35% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,781 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.35%
Hawaii average:  6.39%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($958 average AGI)
Kauai County:  0.12%
Hawaii average:  0.70%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Honolulu County, HI  0.98% ($41,264 average AGI)
from Maui County, HI  0.26% ($32,311)
from Los Angeles County, CA  0.21% ($58,840)


5.15% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,719 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.15%
Hawaii average:  5.89%

0.10% of residents moved to foreign countries ($443 average AGI)
Kauai County:  0.10%
Hawaii average:  0.33%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Honolulu County, HI  1.19% ($36,233 average AGI)
to Clark County, NV  0.32% ($32,000)
to Hawaii County, HI  0.32% ($29,703)


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)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)

Wailua, Hawaii:
  • Fatal accident count: 33
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 51
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 21
  • Fatalities: 39
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 104
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 5
Hawaii average:
  • Fatal accident count: 102
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 145
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 46
  • Fatalities: 111
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 272
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 16
See more detailed statistics of Wailua fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here


FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3
  • Correctional Facility Hwy 56, Call Sign: WYK653, Licensee ID: L00008043
    Assigned Frequencies : 155.085 MHz, 155.100 MHz, 155.760 MHz
    Grant Date: 12/23/2003, Expiration Date: 01/31/2014
    Registrant: State Of Hawaii, 1177 Alakea Street, Room 201, Honolulu, HI 96813, Phone: (808) 586-1930, Fax: (808) 586-1962, Email:
  • Correctional Facility Hwy 56, Call Sign: WZC488, Licensee ID: L00008043
    Assigned Frequencies : 155.850 MHz
    Grant Date: 12/23/2003, Expiration Date: 01/31/2014
    Registrant: State Of Hawaii, 1177 Alakea Street, Room 201, Honolulu, HI 96813, Phone: (808) 586-1930, Fax: (808) 586-1962, Email:
  • 6350 Sr 580 (Kuamoo Road), Type: Upole, Structure height: 8 m, Call Sign: WQFH804, Licensee ID: L00561535
    Assigned Frequencies : 452.025 MHz
    Grant Date: 07/19/2006, Expiration Date: 07/19/2016, Certifier: Matthew G Bucek
    Registrant: Kauai Island Utility Cooperative, 4463 Pahee St, Lihue, HI 96766, Phone: (808) 246-2355, Fax: (808) 246-2357, Email:


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 27
  • Hazardous Condition: 2

Incident types - Wailua


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