Living in Waihee-Waiehu

In Waihee-Waiehu, unemployment is 4% (2024).

The population of Waihee-Waiehu totalled 9,234 at the end of 2020. Waihee-Waiehu registered an unemployment rate of 3.97% at the end of 2024. Waihee-Waiehu was home to 1,607 foreign residents at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0726 sources

Population9,234people31 Dec 2020Official source · State of Hawaii, Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, Statewide GIS Program

Median gross salary3,378EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent2,024EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate3.97%country median 4.6% — 13% belowOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean4.02µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Lower unemployment than 61% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than 96% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Waihee-Waiehu?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United StatesNational rates and thresholds that apply in Waihee-Waiehu.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹²Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹³Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	2,403 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)³Official
Median monthly rent	2,024 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is Waihee-Waiehu a good place to live?

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Remote worker26%strong on work, weak on safety · range 16–36%

Skilled employee38%strong on work, weak on safety · range 29–47%

Student29%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 18–40%

Family34%strong on family, weak on safety · range 23–45%

Retirement30%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 17–43%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

17.4% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 1,607 of 9,234 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Waihee-Waiehu is 4.0%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Waihee-Waiehu 4.0%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	3,378 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	3.97 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Waihee-Waiehu?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€178of €2,663 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€2,663
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €2,403
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€178

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Waihee-Waiehu. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Waihee-Waiehu. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	236.4 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁴Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Waihee-Waiehu when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Waihee-Waiehu's nearest airport was OGG, 8 km away and offered 21 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	21 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁶Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	8 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	OGG	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Waihee-Waiehu. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Waihee-Waiehu.

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 in the air was 4 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Monthly mean temperature moved from 22.7°C in January to 27°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

28°18°

29°19°

30°20°

31°21°

32°22°

32°21°

30°20°

28°19°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.54WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Waihee-Waiehu is 4.0 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Waihee-Waiehu 4.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	4.02 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 27.9 · Feb 27.9 · Mar 28.3 · Apr 29.1 · May 30.3 · Jun 31.3 · Jul 31.8 · Aug 32.2 · Sep 32.2 · Oct 31.5 · Nov 29.9 · Dec 28.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 17.6 · Feb 17.7 · Mar 18.4 · Apr 19.2 · May 19.8 · Jun 21.3 · Jul 22.1 · Aug 22.4 · Sep 21.8 · Oct 21.1 · Nov 20.2 · Dec 18.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 22.7 · Feb 22.8 · Mar 23.3 · Apr 24.2 · May 25.1 · Jun 26.3 · Jul 27 · Aug 27.3 · Sep 27 · Oct 26.3 · Nov 25.1 · Dec 23.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 61.5 · Feb 50.8 · Mar 67 · Apr 33.5 · May 18 · Jun 4.3 · Jul 13.5 · Aug 13.5 · Sep 11.3 · Oct 21.1 · Nov 46.1 · Dec 71.1 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	35.7 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	3.96 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
Annual precipitation	411.7 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Maximum July temperature	31.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average annual temperature	25.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Minimum January temperature	17.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Urban Honolulu ±1.4 °C. Elsewhere: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain) ±3.7 °C, Telde (Spain) ±3.7 °C, Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) ±4.1 °C, Ajman (United Arab Emirates) ±4.8 °C, Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) ±4.8 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Waihee-Waiehu spanned 11 km² at the end of 2025. Waihee-Waiehu had a population density of 995 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport82.6%
Foreign residents17.4%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	11.04 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)⁹Official
Foreign-resident share	14.63 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Foreign residents	1,607 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population density	995 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population	9,234 people	31 Dec 2020	State of Hawaii, Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, Statewide GIS Program⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Waihee-Waiehu

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Wailuku as a Waihee-Waiehu alternative in the same region

3 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Median gross pay, city: €4,342 Wailuku vs €3,378 Waihee-Waiehu+29%
Residents: 17,697 Wailuku vs 9,234 Waihee-Waiehu+92%
Unemployment: 3.1% Wailuku vs 4.0% Waihee-Waiehu−22%
Foreign residents: 12.7% Wailuku vs 14.6% Waihee-Waiehu−13%
Annual PM2.5: 4.0 µg/m³ Wailuku vs 4.0 µg/m³ Waihee-Waiehusame level

Full comparison More about Wailuku

North Bethesda as a Waihee-Waiehu alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 7671 km, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €3,378 Waihee-Waiehu+81%
Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 14.6% Waihee-Waiehu+133%
Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 4.0 µg/m³ Waihee-Waiehu+46%
Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 4.0% Waihee-Waiehu−8%

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Waihee-Waiehu

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Wailuku 3.1 km away

Rent: 1,628 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,342 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Kahului 5.7 km away

Rent: 1,375 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,510 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Napili-Honokowai 18.0 km away

Rent: 2,051 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31

Lahaina 18.1 km away

Rent: 1,845 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,408 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Kīhei 18.5 km away

Rent: 1,889 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,551 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Haʻikū 18.6 km away

Rent: 2,345 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,783 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Pukalani 18.9 km away

Rent: 1,486 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,675 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Makawao 20.8 km away

Rent: 1,763 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,777 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Waihee-Waiehu?

The unemployment rate is 3.97 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Waihee-Waiehu?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 4.02 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is within the WHO guideline. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How many people live in Waihee-Waiehu?

The published population is 9,234 people. Source: State of Hawaii, Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, Statewide GIS Program.

How many foreign residents live in Waihee-Waiehu?

1,607 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Waihee-Waiehu a good place to live?

Waihee-Waiehu may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Waihee-Waiehu?

Wailuku, Kahului, Napili-Honokowai, Lahaina, Kīhei are near Waihee-Waiehu. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  title = {Waihee-Waiehu, United States: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-10-04
Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS) api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-08-03
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
State of Hawaii, Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, Statewide GIS Program geodata.hawaii.gov · checked 2026-08-05
U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service) tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-08-03
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U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
Verizon 300 Mbps home internet verizon.com · checked 2026-09-15
Visible unlimited mobile plan visible.com · checked 2026-09-15
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