Kauai Sun

Wailua ranked 45th among cities in Hawaii by annual earnings per resident, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau in August.

The median income of Wailua residents was an inflation-adjusted $34,737 per year. Wailua had 1,031 households in 2017, with a population of 2,906.

The city with the highest median resident income in the state was Kalaeloa. Kalaeloa's median income was $65,455 per year after adjusting for inflation – $30,718 more than Wailua. It had 14 households in 2017 and a population of 24.

Fern Forest had the lowest annual resident income among cities in Hawaii, with a median income of only $10,673 per year. That was $24,064 less than the median income in Wailua at the time. Fern Forest had 342 households in 2017 and a population of 838.

The table below shows the top 100 cities ranked by median annual resident earnings in 2017.

Rank	City	Earnings per resident ($$$)
1	Kalaeloa	65,455
2	Ko Olina	56,414
3	Puako	52,533
4	Kapalua	52,500
5	Mililani Mauka	51,277
6	Heeia	50,956
7	East Honolulu	50,743
8	Ocean Pointe	49,730
9	Maunawili	49,135
10	Maalaea	47,857
11	Launiupoko	46,944
12	Waikele	46,678
13	Olowalu	46,250
14	Pupukea	43,716
15	Kaanapali	43,009
16	Mokuleia	42,054
17	Ahuimanu	41,855
18	Ewa Gentry	40,879
19	Waimalu	40,710
20	Wheeler AFB	40,456
21	Waipio	40,254
22	Poipu	40,205
23	Hickam Housing	40,074
24	Royal Kunia	39,725
25	Pukalani	39,691
26	Mahinahina	39,536
27	Aiea	38,738
28	Waikapu	38,719
29	Kaneohe	38,619
30	Kula	38,187
31	Wailea	37,313
32	Lawai	36,935
33	Keokea	36,929
34	Waikane	36,875
35	Makakilo	36,848
36	Iroquois Point	36,699
37	West Loch Estate	36,435
38	Halawa	36,426
39	Princeville	35,962
40	Paia	35,702
41	Kapolei	35,559
42	Kaaawa	35,297
43	Kekaha	35,092
44	Kapaa	35,088
45	Wailua	34,737
46	Kilauea	34,416
47	Haleiwa	34,233
48	Kahaluu	33,986
49	Hanalei	33,958
50	Kalaoa	33,586
51	Holualoa	33,293
52	Kihei	33,278
53	Wailuku	32,822
54	Eleele	32,615
55	Omao	32,450
56	Wailua Homesteads	32,292
57	Makawao	32,250
58	Hanapepe	32,134
59	Makena	32,045
60	Lahaina	31,702
61	Lihue	31,609
62	Kealakekua	31,556
63	Punaluu	31,524
64	Kawela Bay	31,500
65	Waipio Acres	31,381
66	Laupahoehoe	31,184
67	Kalaheo	31,162
68	Kurtistown	31,154
69	Kahuku	31,074
70	Puhi	30,867
71	Keaau	30,866
72	Makaha Valley	30,673
73	Haliimaile	30,658
74	Waimanalo Beach	30,500
75	Honalo	30,404
76	Ewa Villages	30,402
77	Kahului	30,335
78	Olinda	30,197
79	Waimea	30,097
80	Waialua	29,779
81	Waimanalo	29,773
82	Hauula	29,763
83	Kailua	29,649
84	Manele	29,583
85	Wahiawa	29,397
86	Hawaiian Paradise Park	28,452
87	Schofield Barracks	27,917
88	Halaula	27,883
89	Anahola	27,361
90	Kaneohe Station	27,270
91	Pahala	27,097
92	Hanamaulu	27,044
93	Ewa Beach	27,015
94	Captain Cook	26,964
95	Maili	26,893
96	Mountain View	26,766
97	Paukaa	26,742
98	Hilo	26,629
99	Hawi	25,933
100	Koloa	25,912

* All values are inflation-adjusted