Editing Wainaku, Hawaii

{{short description|Census-designated place in Hawaii, U.S.}}
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'''Wainaku''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Hawaii County, Hawaii|Hawai{{okina}}i County]], [[Hawaii|Hawai{{okina}}i]], United States. The population was 1,147 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==Geography==
[[File:Green Bay, Big Island (20432528184).jpg|thumb|left|Beach in Waikaku, January 2015]]
Wainaku is located on the east side of the island of [[Hawaii (island)|Hawaii]] at {{coord|19|44|50|N|155|6|3|W|type:city}} (19.747258, -155.100954).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is on the west side of [[Hilo Bay]] and is bordered by [[Hilo, Hawaii|Hilo]] to the south and [[Paukaa, Hawaii|Paukaa]] to the north. [[Hawaii Route 19]] is the main road through the community.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Wainaku CDP has a total area of {{convert|3.8|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|3.4|km2|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.4|km2|order=flip|1}}, or 9.99%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1578950| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Wainaku CDP, Hawaii| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=June 8, 2017}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 1147
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,227 people, 422 households, and 316 families residing in the CDP.  The population density was {{convert|932.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 453 housing units at an average density of {{convert|344.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the CDP was 19.72% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.16% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.41% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 45.97% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 6.44% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.24% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 27.06% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 8.48% of the population.

There were 422 households, out of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.9% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.36.

In the CDP the population was spread out, with 22.0% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 21.4% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.9 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $42,292, and the median income for a family was $52,946. Males had a median income of $29,792 versus $23,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $19,296.  About 6.9% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 23.0% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over.

==See also==
{{portal|Hawaii}}
* [[List of places in Hawaii]]

==References==
{{reflist|22em}}

==External links==
{{commons category-inline|Wainaku, Hawaii}}

{{Hawaii County, Hawaii}}

[[Category:Census-designated places in Hawaii County, Hawaii]]
[[Category:Populated places on Hawaii (island)]]
[[Category:Populated coastal places in Hawaii]]