Waipahu is a medium-sized coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Hawaii. With a population of 33,109 people and seven constituent neighborhoods, Waipahu is the fifth largest community in Hawaii.

Waipahu is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Waipahu is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Waipahu who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.34%), food service (11.50%), and sales jobs (11.05%).

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Waipahu are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

In Waipahu, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.17 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Even though Waipahu is not a small town, it doesn't have a public transportation system that anybody uses for their daily commute to work.

Waipahu Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Waipahu with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%: just 11.14% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Waipahu in 2000 was $14,484, which is lower middle income relative to Hawaii and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $57,936 for a family of four.

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

Foreign born people are also an important part of Waipahu's cultural character, accounting for 37.68% of the town's population.

The languages spoken by people in Waipahu 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 Waipahu is English. Other important languages spoken here include Other Pacific Island languages, Tagalog, and Japanese.