Wailua, HI Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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4%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

6%

Household income NAT. AVG.

45%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Wailua	Hawaii	National
Income per capita	$46,592	$46,561	$44,883
Median household income	$86,065	$109,349	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$135,821	$133,207	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$63,267	$77,158	$52,080
Median earnings male	$47,046	$55,905	$54,343
Median earnings female	$40,251	$45,307	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.7%	3.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	14.8%	10.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Wailua is 4% higher than the national average
The median household income in Wailua is 6% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Wailua is 45% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Wailua is 2% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$57,370 $86,065 $172,130

City

$72,892 $109,349 $218,698

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Wailua median earnings by income bracket

Wailua employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	19.3%	19.3%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.5%	0.5%
Wholesale & retail services	10.9%	10.9%
Public administration	11.9%	11.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.3%	5.3%
Education, health & social services	11.4%	11.4%
Other	39.6%	39.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Haena, HI	205	$164,490	102.2%
Wainiha, HI	204	$160,012	96.7%
Wailua Homesteads, HI	6,462	$155,034	90.6%
Puhi, HI	4,454	$142,918	75.7%
Poipu, HI	1,030	$142,883	75.7%
Wailua, HI	2,553	$86,065	5.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lithonia, GA	2,552	$43,319	46.7%
Spring Mount, PA	2,552	$123,679	52.1%
Fort Pierre, SD	2,552	$107,415	32.1%
Hayward, WI	2,552	$51,713	36.4%
Wikwemikong Unceded, ON	2,552	n/a
Wailua, HI	2,553	$86,065	5.8%

Source: The Wailua, HI employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.