Ewa Beach is a medium-sized coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Hawaii. With a population of 16,415 people and 18 associated neighborhoods, Ewa Beach is the 14th largest community in Hawaii.

Housing costs in Ewa Beach are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Hawaii.

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

In Ewa Beach, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 38.34 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

Despite being a small town, Ewa Beach has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

The percentage of adults in Ewa Beach who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.61% of the adults in Ewa Beach have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Ewa Beach in 2018 was $32,284, which is lower middle income relative to Hawaii, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $129,136 for a family of four. However, Ewa Beach contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Ewa Beach is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Ewa Beach home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ewa Beach residents report their race to be Asian, followed by Native Hawaiian. Ewa Beach also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.18% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Ewa Beach include Portuguese, German, English, Irish, and Polish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Ewa Beach's cultural character, accounting for 30.20% of the town’s population.

The most common language spoken in Ewa Beach is English. Other important languages spoken here include Tagalog and Pacific Island languages.