About Waimanalo Beach

Waimanalo Beach is a very small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Hawaii. With a population of 4,239 people and just one neighborhood, Waimanalo Beach is the 44th largest community in Hawaii.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Waimanalo Beach is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Waimanalo Beach is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Waimanalo Beach who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.27%), sales jobs (7.07%), and building maintenance and grounds keeping (6.45%).

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Waimanalo Beach are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

One downside of living in Waimanalo Beach is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Waimanalo Beach, the average commute to work is 33.83 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Being a small town, Waimanalo Beach does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Waimanalo Beach Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in Waimanalo Beach with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 14.96% for all communities. 11.97% of adults in Waimanalo Beach have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Waimanalo Beach in 2000 was $16,089, which is lower middle income relative to Hawaii and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $64,356 for a family of four.

Waimanalo Beach is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Waimanalo Beach home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Waimanalo Beach is Hawaiian, followed by White. The main ancestry of people in Waimanalo Beach is German.

The most common language spoken in Waimanalo Beach is English. Some people also speak Other Pacific Island languages.