Estimated median house or condo value in 2012: $528,236 (it was $260,600 in 2000)
Waipahu:
$528,236
HI:
$496,600
Mean prices in 2009:All housing units: $540,270; Detached houses: $551,232; Townhouses or other attached units: $669,895; In 2-unit structures: $850,060; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $226,224; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $201,222; Mobile homes: $698,633
Latest news from Waipahu, HI collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
Ancestries: Portuguese (1.8%), German (1.1%).
Current Local Time: HST (no DST) time zone
Elevation: 40 feet
Land area: 2.57 square miles.
Population density: 14,870 people per square mile (very high).
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Prioritization:
For population 25 years and over in Waipahu:
High school or higher: 79.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
Unemployed: 9.2%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 31.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Waipahu CDP:
Never married: 38.6%
Now married: 46.4%
Separated: 1.1%
Widowed: 8.2%
Divorced: 5.7%
15,562 residents are foreign born (27.5% Asia).
This place:
37.6%
Hawaii:
17.7%
According to our research of Hawaii and other state lists there were 36 registered sex offenders living in Waipahu, Hawaii as of February 28, 2015. The ratio of number of residents in Waipahu to the number of sex offenders is 1,062 to 1. The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is smaller than the state average.
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2012: $1,438 (0.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2012: $1,339 (0.3%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Ewa, HI (0.8 miles , pop. 272,328).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2561.4 miles , pop. 3,694,820).
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Earthquake activity:
Waipahu-area historical earthquake activity is near Hawaii state average. It is 68% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 11/29/1975 at 14:47:40, a magnitude 7.2 (6.0 MB, 7.1 MS, 7.2 UK, 7.2 MS, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 235.0 miles away from the city center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) On 8/21/1951 at 10:57:00, a magnitude 6.9 (6.9 UK, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 172.8 miles away from Waipahu 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 168.4 miles away from the city center On 11/16/1983 at 16:13:00, a magnitude 6.7 (6.4 MB, 6.7 MS, 6.7 MW) earthquake occurred 217.8 miles away from the city center, causing $6,000,000 total damage On 4/26/1973 at 20:26:28, a magnitude 6.3 (6.0 MB, 6.1 MS, 6.3 UK, 6.2 ML) earthquake occurred 212.6 miles away from Waipahu 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 156.9 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Honolulu County (11) is near the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 3, Floods: 3, Storms: 3, Earthquake: 1, Flash Flood: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Tsunami Wave: 1, Typhoon: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Birthplace of: Timmy Chang - Player of Football, Tom Villard - Actor, Kirk Caldwell - Politician, Sam K. Shimabukuro - Mormon missionary.
Hospitals and medical centers in Waipahu:
WAIPAHU DIALYSIS (94-450 MOKUOLA STREET #109)
Other hospitals and medical centers near Waipahu:
KAHI MOHALA (Hospital, about 3 miles away; EWA BEACH, HI)
PEARL CITY NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; PEARL CITY, HI)
WAIMANO TRAINING SCHOOL AND HOSPITAL (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; PEARL CITY, HI)
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 7 miles away; HONOLULU, HI)
KFH - MALAMA 'OHANA NURSING AND REHAB CENTER (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; HONOLULU, HI)
MALAMA OHANA SCF (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; HONOLULU, HI)
PRIME CARE SERVICES HAWAII INC (Home Health Center, about 7 miles away; HONOLULU, HI)
Notable locations in Waipahu: Honolulu Fire Department Station 12 Waipahu (A), Waipahu Public Library (B), Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association (C), Honolulu Fire Department Station 42 Waikele (D), Emergency Medical Services Unit Waipahu (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Waipahu Shopping Plaza Shopping Center (1), Waipahu Shopping Village Shopping Center (2), Waipahu Town Center Shopping Center (3), Westgate Shopping Center (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Waipahu include: Waipahu United Church of Christ (A), Waipahu Soto Zen Temple (B), Waipahu Seventh Day Adventist Church (C), Waipahu Samoan Assembly of God Church (D), Waipahu Hongwanji Mission (E), Waipahu Free Will Baptist Church (F), Bethel Chapel Assembly of God Church (G), Church of Christ of Waipahu (H), Saint Josephs Roman Catholic Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Waipahu include: Waipahu Cultural Garden Park (1), Honowai Neighborhood Park (2), L'Orange Park (3), Waipahu Field (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attraction: Hawaii's Plantation Village (Museums; 94-695 Waipahu Street).
Hotels: Occupational Training (Po Box 971166), Sobel Westex Hawaii (77-6425 Kuakini Highway).
Honolulu 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 2012 was 73.6. This is about average.
City:
73.6
U.S.:
74.2
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2012 was 0.314. This is about average.Closest monitor was 6.9 miles away from the city center.
City:
0.314
U.S.:
0.303
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2012 was 2.85. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 1.8 miles away from the city center.
City:
2.85
U.S.:
6.58
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2012 was 0.602. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 1.8 miles away from the city center.
City:
0.602
U.S.:
1.929
Ozone [ppb] level in 2012 was 25.2. This is better than average.Closest monitor was 6.9 miles away from the city center.
City:
25.2
U.S.:
32.0
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2012 was 19.0. This is about average.Closest monitor was 2.7 miles away from the city center.
City:
19.0
U.S.:
20.2
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2012 was 6.34. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 2.7 miles away from the city center.
City:
6.34
U.S.:
9.14
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2010 was 0.00159. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 2.7 miles away from the city center.
City:
0.00159
U.S.:
0.01468
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2012: 13.4%
(28.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 7.3% for Black residents, 22.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 33.4% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 47.1% for other race residents, 20.8% for two or more races residents)
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households
People in group quarters in Waipahu in 2010:
369 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
264 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
119 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
72 people in group homes intended for adults
50 people in residential treatment centers for adults
15 people in other noninstitutional facilities
11 people in correctional residential facilities
7 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
3 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
People in group quarters in Waipahu in 2000:
385 people in other group homes
296 people in homes for the mentally ill
167 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
147 people in homes for the mentally retarded
89 people in homes for the physically handicapped
25 people in nursing homes
10 people in other nonhousehold living situations
8 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
5 people in religious group quarters
2 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
Waipahu compared to Hawaii state average:
Black race population percentage below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
Number of rooms per house above state average.
Banks with branches in Waipahu (2011 data):
Bank of Hawaii: Kunia Branch, Waikele Branch, Waipahu Branch. Info updated 2010/09/12: Bank assets: $13,868.5 mil, Deposits: $10,599.9 mil, headquarters in Honolulu, HI, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 71 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of Hawaii Corporation
Territorial Savings Bank: Waipahu Branch at 94-050 Farrington Highway, branch established on 1921/01/01; Waipio Branch at 94-1221 Ka Uka Boulevard, Suite 102, branch established on 2006/09/18. Info updated 2011/07/21: Bank assets: $1,537.6 mil, Deposits: $1,189.2 mil, headquarters in Honolulu, HI, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 27 total offices
Central Pacific Bank: Royal Kunia Times at 94-615 Kupuohi Street, Unit A1, branch established on 1994/09/23; Waipahu Branch at 94-210 Pupukahi Street, branch established on 1978/04/22. Info updated 2010/08/20: Bank assets: $4,134.6 mil, Deposits: $3,489.2 mil, headquarters in Honolulu, HI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 34 total offices, Holding Company: Central Pacific Financial Corp.
American Savings Bank, FSB: 94-060 Farrington Highway Branch at 94-060 Farrington Hwy, branch established on 1987/01/23; Waipio Gentry Branch at 94-1040 Waipio Uka St, branch established on 1994/10/01. Info updated 2012/01/09: Bank assets: $4,910.1 mil, Deposits: $4,107.0 mil, headquarters in Honolulu, HI, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 57 total offices
First Hawaiian Bank: Waipahu Branch at 94-205 Leoku Street, branch established on 1957/04/26. Info updated 2012/02/02: Bank assets: $15,830.2 mil, Deposits: $12,165.6 mil, headquarters in Honolulu, HI, positive income, 59 total offices, Holding Company: Bnp Paribas
Religion statistics for Waipahu CDP (based on Honolulu County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 33.32%
Here:
33.3%
USA:
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
LDS (Mormon) Church
Southern Baptist Convention
United Church of Christ
International Church of the Foursquare Gospel
Adherents
52.7%
9.9%
5.8%
5.3%
4.2%
Congregations
6.7%
14.2%
8.1%
9.2%
4.6%
Name
Assemblies of God
Episcopal Church
United Methodist Church
Salvation Army
Other
Adherents
3.6%
2.6%
2.4%
2.3%
11.4%
Congregations
9.0%
4.1%
3.9%
0.7%
39.5%
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: 195
Honolulu County:
2.17 / 10,000 pop.
Hawaii:
2.30 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 9
This county:
0.10 / 10,000 pop.
State:
0.09 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 126
Honolulu County:
1.40 / 10,000 pop.
Hawaii:
1.57 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 141
Honolulu County:
1.57 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.72 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 734
Here:
8.15 / 10,000 pop.
State:
9.00 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
8.3%
Hawaii:
8.1%
Adult obesity rate:
Honolulu County:
20.5%
Hawaii:
20.8%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
8.9%
State:
9.2%
5.76% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($41,854 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.76%
Hawaii average:
5.49%
0.41% of residents moved from foreign countries ($3,417 average AGI)
Honolulu County:
0.41%
Hawaii average:
0.31%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
Number of bridges: 60 Total length: 401 meters (1,316ft) Total costs: $70,148,000 Total average daily traffic: 3,677,931 Total average daily truck traffic: 490
#26 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Art and design workers (population 5,000+)"
#26 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations: (population 5,000+)"
#28 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in homes for the physically handicapped"
#29 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in other group homes"
#31 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in homes for the mentally ill"
#38 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in homes for the mentally retarded (population 5,000+)"
#42 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations: (population 5,000+)"
#50 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Accommodation and food services (population 5,000+)"
#51 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Art and design workers (population 5,000+)"
#63 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Registered nurses (population 5,000+)"
#93 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest cost of living (pop 5,000+)"
#99 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest average wind speeds (population 5,000+)"
#42 (96797) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of residents speaking Asian or Pacific Island language at home"
#20 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
#43 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2006 (pop. 50,000+)"
#55 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
#57 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006"
#65 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM10) 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
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