Wahiawa, Hawaii Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 16,151
Males: 7,852 (48.6%), Females: 8,299 (51.4%)

Honolulu County

Zip code: 96786

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.5 years
Median household income: $41,257
Median house value: $240,300

Population by Race

Races in Wahiawa:

  • Two or more races (29.1%)
  • Japanese (20.7%)
  • Filipino (17.7%)
  • Hispanic (11.0%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (10.2%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (9.6%)
  • Other Asian (3.8%)
  • American Indian (3.0%)
  • Black (2.0%)
  • Korean (1.9%)
  • Other race (1.8%)
  • Chinese (1.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (3.4%), Portuguese (3.2%), English (2.4%), Irish (2.1%), United States (1.2%), Italian (1.2%).

Elevation: 920 feet

Land area: 2.1 square miles

Map of Wahiawa, HI

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Wahiawa

  • High school or higher: 78.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
  • Unemployed: 8.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wahiawa CDP

  • Never married: 30.1%
  • Now married: 49.3%
  • Separated: 2.4%
  • Widowed: 8.7%
  • Divorced: 9.6%

15.6% Foreign born (12.6% Asia, 2.4% Oceania).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Wahiawa:

  • WAHIAWA GENERAL HOSPITAL (128 LEHUA STREET)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Wahiawa:

  • KAPIOLANI MEDICAL CENTER AT PALI MOMI (about 11 miles; AIEA, HI)
  • KAHI MOHALA (about 12 miles; EWA BEACH, HI)
  • ST FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER-WEST (about 12 miles; EWA BEACH, HI)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wahiawa:

Other public-use airports nearest to Wahiawa:

  • DILLINGHAM AIRFIELD (about 12 miles; MOKULEIA, HI; Abbreviation: HDH)
  • KALAELOA (JOHN RODGERS FIELD) (about 15 miles; KAPOLEI, HI; Abbreviation: JRF)
  • KALAUPAPA (about 76 miles; KALAUPAPA, HI; Abbreviation: LUP)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wahiawa:

  • LEEWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; PEARL CITY, HI; Full-time enrollment: 3,511)
  • BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY-HAWAII CAMPUS (about 13 miles; LAIE, HI; Full-time enrollment: 2,273)
  • HONOLULU COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; HONOLULU, HI; Full-time enrollment: 2,787)
  • HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; HONOLULU, HI; Full-time enrollment: 6,186)
  • UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA (about 20 miles; HONOLULU, HI; Full-time enrollment: 14,113)
  • KAPIOLANI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; HONOLULU, HI; Full-time enrollment: 4,131)
  • UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO (about 237 miles; HILO, HI; Full-time enrollment: 2,434)

Schools

Public high school in Wahiawa:

  • LEILEHUA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,761; Location: 1515 CALIFORNIA AVENUE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high schools in Wahiawa:

  • HO ALA SCHOOL (Students: 142; Location: 1106 KILANI AVE; Grades: KG – 12)
  • MARANATHA CHRISTIAN CHUR & ACD (Students: 28; Location: 127 CIRCLE MAUKA ST; Grades: KG – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Wahiawa:

  • WAHIAWA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 965; Location: 275 ROSE STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • SOLOMON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 736; Location: 1 SCHOFIELD BARRACKS; Grades: PK – 05)
  • WHEELER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 677; Location: 1 WHEELER ARMY AIRFIELD; Grades: PK – 05)
  • WHEELER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students: 608; Location: 2 WHEELER ARMY AIRFIELD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • HELEMANO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 602; Location: 1001 IHI IHI AVENUE; Grades: PK – 05)
  • HALE KULA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 551; Location: WAIANAE & AYRES AVE; Grades: PK – 05)
  • KAALA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 504; Location: 130 CALIFORNIA AVENUE; Grades: PK – 05)
  • ILIAHI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 471; Location: 2035 CALIFORNIA AVENUE; Grades: PK – 05)
  • WAHIAWA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 432; Location: 1402 GLEN AVENUE; Grades: PK – 05)

Private primary/middle schools in Wahiawa:

  • TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL & PRES (Students: 159; Location: 1611 CALIFORNIA AVE; Grades: PK – 8)
  • OUR LADY OF SORROWS ELEM SCH (Students: 154; Location: 1403 CALIFORNIA AVENUE; Grades: KG – 8)
  • LEEWARD ADVENTIST MISSION SCHO (Students: 30; Location: 1313 CALIFORNIA AVENUE; Grades: KG – 8)