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Wailua, Hawaii.

A community in Kauai County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Kauai County’s.

Living in Wailua, Kauai County, Hawaii

Wailua, in Kauai County, had 2,359 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $69,167 a year and half less, against $97,668 across Kauai County; 13% of its people live below the poverty line. 55% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 45% are rented. Unemployment in Kauai County was 2.5% in August 2026, and the county had 1.4% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in professional services, then shops.

People 2,359 in the 2020 census
Household income $69,167 the median, give or take $15,885 · Kauai County: $97,668
Unemployment 2.5% Kauai County, August 2026; 2.0% a year before
Homes 55% lived in by their owners; 45% rented
  • 1,002households
  • 28%of adults have a degree
  • 13%below the poverty line
  • 23 mintypical commute
  • 8%work from home

What residents work in

  • Professional and business services16%
  • Shops (retail)15%
  • Schools, hospitals and social care12%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment11%
  • Wholesale10%
  • Building trades10%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Kauai County had 33,298 jobs in 2025, 1.4% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in February, 78° and 66°; warmest in September, 85° and 75° 50° 60° 70° 80° 90° J F 78° 66° M A M J J A S 85° 75° O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in February, 78° and 66°; warmest in September, 85° and 75° 50° 60° 70° 80° 90° J F 78° 66° M A M J J A S 85° 75° O N D

Coldest in February, with highs near 78° and lows near 66°; warmest in September, with highs near 85° and lows near 75°. About 36 inches of rain a year, and little or no snow.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Lihue Weather Office Airport weather station, 5 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Wailua

  1. Davidson Hotel CompanyHotel management services192
  2. Wyndham Vacation OwnershipHotels and motels63
  3. Aston Islander on the BeachResort hotels without casinos32
  4. Kiewit Infrastructure West CoRepair, highway, road, street, bridge or airport runway26

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 4 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 313 people in all. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. Inland floodingVery high
  2. LightningRelatively high
  3. WildfireRelatively moderate
  4. TsunamisRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Wailua’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively high. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Kauai County.