Wailua Homesteads is a

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(CDP) in

Kauai County Kauai (), anglicized as Kauai ( or ), is one of the main Hawaiian Islands. It has an area of 562.3 square miles (1,456.4 km2), making it the fourth-largest of the islands and the 21st-largest island in the United States. Kauai lies 73 mi ...

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. The population was 5,863 at the 2020 census, up from 4,567 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Wailua Homesteads is located on the eastern side of the island of

Kauai Kauai (), anglicized as Kauai ( or ), is one of the main Hawaiian Islands. It has an area of 562.3 square miles (1,456.4 km2), making it the fourth-largest of the islands and the 21st-largest island in the United States. Kauai lies 73 m ...

at (22.064507, -159.383875). It is bordered to the north by Kapaa, to the east by Wailua, and to the south by the

Wailua River Wailua, Hawaiian for ''two waters'', may refer to: Places Hawaii, United States Kauai *Wailua, Kauai, a town on the east coast **Wailuā Homesteads, Hawaii, a nearby town in the hills to the west *Wailua River, a river in eastern Kauai **Wailua ...

and its north fork. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 1.38%, are water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 4,567 people, 1,655 households, and 1,189 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,758 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 39.9%

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, 0.4%

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, 0.4% Native American, 24.3% Asian, 7.9%

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, 1.0% from other races, and 26.1% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 8.8% of the population. There were 1,655 households, out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% were

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living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.1% were non-families. 19.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.14. In the CDP the population was spread out, with 26.3% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 32.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 101.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.6 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $48,047, and the median income for a family was $53,558. Males had a median income of $35,469 versus $26,827 for females. The

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for the CDP was $23,675. About 7.7% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the

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, including 13.3% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wailua Homesteads, Hawaii Census-designated places in Kauai County, Hawaii Populated places on Kauai