Waikoloa Village, Hawaii

Population

7,543 people call Waikoloa Village home.

7,543

people.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

The workday

Nearly every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.

98.3%

of 875 jobs located in Waikoloa Village are filled by in-commuters.

Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES

Rent

Median rent is up 42% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

$2,177

a month. Hawaii's median is $1,971.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Room to build

The median rent is above what local wages can carry.

$1,128–$1,693

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.

• $2,177 median

Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year

Building

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

• 76% of all homes were built before 2000

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.3% to the 3,502 homes here.

9–10

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac

Home value

A median home costs 4% less than Hawaii's.

$802,600

median home value in Waikoloa Village.

• $802,600 Waikoloa Village
• $839,100 Hawaii
• $332,700 U.S.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year