About Waimea

Waimea is a very small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Hawaii. With a population of 2,261 people and just one neighborhood, Waimea is the 54th largest community in Hawaii.

Unlike some towns , Waimea isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Waimea are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Waimea is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Waimea who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.12%), sales jobs (8.68%), and food service (8.58%).

One of the nice things about Waimea is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the town are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

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

Waimea Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Waimea is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 14.96%: 15.57% of adults 25 and older in Waimea have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Waimea in 2000 was $17,977, which is middle income relative to Hawaii and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $71,908 for a family of four.

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

The languages spoken by people in Waimea are also diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in Waimea is English. Other important languages spoken here include Other Pacific Island languages, Tagalog, and Japanese.