Population 18,129 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in West Loch
Household size in West Loch
| Period | West Loch | Waipahu | Honolulu area | Hawaii | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 4.36 | 4.02 | 3.21 | 3.12 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 4.57 | 4.05 | 3.29 | 3.20 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 4.56 | 4.08 | 3.26 | 3.18 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 4.43 | 3.84 | 3.10 | 3.06 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.08 | −0.18 | −0.11 | −0.06 | −0.03 |
Households in West Loch are large by national standards, averaging 4.43 people against 2.65 for the U.S. That usually means more families with children at home. Household size has crept up from 4.36 in 2006–10, even as the national average fell.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in West Loch
| Period | West Loch | Waipahu | Honolulu area | Hawaii | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 32.5 | 36.3 | 38.5 | 39.1 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 32.8 | 37.9 | 39.2 | 39.8 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 36.3 | 39.5 | 40.2 | 41.0 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 37.1 | 42.1 | 41.5 | 42.3 | 40.1 |
| Change | +4.6 | +5.9 | +3.0 | +3.2 | +2.3 |
West Loch is younger than the country as a whole: its median age is 37.1, against 40.1 nationally. The median age has climbed from 32.5 in 2006–10, in line with the national trend. The youngest areas are in the east, the oldest in the west.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in West Loch
| Period | West Loch | Waipahu | Honolulu area | Hawaii | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 16.7% | 12.7% | 11.4% | 11.8% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 18.4% | 13.0% | 10.8% | 11.3% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 20.8% | 13.0% | 10.0% | 10.5% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 16.6% | 14.7% | 10.9% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| Change | −0.1 pts | +2.1 pts | −0.5 pts | −0.2 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are common in West Loch: 16.6% of all households, against 11.6% nationally. The single-parent share has barely moved since 2006–10, while the national share fell.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in West Loch
Renters in West Loch
| Period | West Loch | Waipahu | Honolulu area | Hawaii | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 52.4% | 37.0% | 42.4% | 40.7% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 55.1% | 39.7% | 45.1% | 42.9% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 53.1% | 37.9% | 43.8% | 41.1% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 54.4% | 34.7% | 40.2% | 37.0% | 34.8% |
| Change | +2.0 pts | −2.3 pts | −2.2 pts | −3.7 pts | +1.5 pts |
Renters far outnumber owners in West Loch: 54.4% of households rent their homes, against 34.8% nationally. Just over four in ten owners (41.6%) have paid off their mortgages, about the same as nationally. Rentals cluster in the southeast; owners are most common in the west. Since 2006–10, the renter share has risen 2.0 points, as it has nationally.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in West Loch
| Period | West Loch | Waipahu | Honolulu area | Hawaii | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.9% | 6.8% | 9.1% | 11.2% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 6.0% | 4.4% | 8.2% | 11.2% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 5.8% | 5.3% | 9.1% | 11.9% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 5.8% | 6.1% | 8.9% | 10.8% | 9.6% |
| Change | −1.1 pts | −0.7 pts | −0.2 pts | −0.3 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy is on the low side in West Loch: 5.8% of homes sit empty, against 9.6% nationally, which points to steady demand for housing. That is in line with the rest of Waipahu. Vacancy has edged down 1.1 points since 2006–10, as it has nationally.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in West Loch
| Period | West Loch | Waipahu | Honolulu area | Hawaii | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1973 | 1981 | 1975 | 1977 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1973 | 1980 | 1976 | 1978 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1973 | 1981 | 1977 | 1979 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1971 | 1980 | 1979 | 1981 | 1980 |
| Change | −3 | −1 | +4 | +4 | +6 |
West Loch is a place of older homes: half were built before 1971, while the national median is 1980. That means established neighborhoods, and more houses that may need updating.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in West Loch
| Period | West Loch | Waipahu | Honolulu area | Hawaii | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $1,441 | $1,511 | $1,466 | $1,393 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $1,437 | $1,510 | $1,594 | $1,482 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $1,540 | $1,904 | $2,010 | $1,829 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $2,147 | $2,283 | $2,359 | $2,199 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$705 | +$773 | +$894 | +$806 | +$606 |
The median renter in West Loch pays $2,147 a month for rent and utilities, well above the national median of $1,571. Still, rents here are lower than in Waipahu as a whole ($2,283). Rents are up $705 a month from 2006–10, a 49% rise, a slower climb than the nation's. The typical renter here spends 30.4% of household income on rent, just over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in West Loch
Bachelor's degrees in West Loch
| Period | West Loch | Waipahu | Honolulu area | Hawaii | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 14.5% | 21.0% | 30.4% | 28.9% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 14.0% | 21.5% | 31.6% | 29.8% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 18.7% | 23.9% | 34.3% | 32.5% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 16.0% | 26.2% | 37.3% | 35.3% | 35.6% |
| Change | +1.5 pts | +5.3 pts | +6.9 pts | +6.4 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in West Loch have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 16.0%, against 35.6% nationally. The share with a degree has edged up 1.5 points since 2006–10, a smaller shift than nationally. College graduates are most concentrated in the northwest and least in the southeast.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in West Loch
| Period | West Loch | Waipahu | Honolulu area | Hawaii | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 79.5% | 85.1% | 89.9% | 89.8% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 82.7% | 86.8% | 90.5% | 90.6% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 86.5% | 89.1% | 91.8% | 91.9% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 86.1% | 89.7% | 93.0% | 93.1% | 89.3% |
| Change | +6.6 pts | +4.6 pts | +3.1 pts | +3.3 pts | +4.3 pts |
About one in seven adults in West Loch never finished high school, a bit more than nationally: 86.1% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% across the U.S. Since 2006–10, the share with a diploma has risen 6.6 points, as it has nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in West Loch
| Period | West Loch | Waipahu | Honolulu area | Hawaii | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.6% | 5.3% | 5.5% | 6.0% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 8.9% | 5.9% | 6.3% | 6.9% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 3.9% | 3.5% | 4.2% | 4.5% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 4.4% | 4.0% | 4.7% | 5.0% | 5.4% |
| Change | −4.2 pts | −1.3 pts | −0.7 pts | −1.0 pts | −2.7 pts |
Jobs have been a little easier to find in West Loch than nationally: unemployment was 4.4%, against 5.4%. Unemployment has fallen 4.2 points since 2006–10, as it has nationally. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
West Loch compared with nearby neighborhoods
| Neighborhood | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Loch | 4.43 | 37.1 | 16.6% | 54.4% | 5.8% | 1971 | $2,147 | 16.0% | 86.1% | 4.4% |
| Pearl Highlands | 3.08 | 47.1 | 9.8% | 44.7% | 5.8% | 1972 | $1,765 | 27.4% | 91.9% | 2.3% |
| Ewa | 3.56 | 34.2 | 15.8% | 30.6% | 4.8% | 1998 | $2,794 | 31.6% | 93.5% | 3.6% |
| Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale | 3.26 | 36.9 | 11.9% | 28.4% | 6.4% | 1995 | $2,581 | 33.2% | 94.7% | 5.1% |
| Mililani Waipio Melemanu | 2.94 | 44.5 | 10.8% | 22.3% | 4.2% | 1976 | $2,336 | 39.8% | 95.2% | 4.0% |
| Airport | 3.09 | 23.8 | 5.5% | 98.8% | 16.4% | 1983 | $3,305 | 38.7% | 98.4% | 5.7% |
| Mililani Mauka-Launani Valley | 2.89 | 42.0 | 11.8% | 24.1% | 4.7% | 1998 | $2,653 | 50.8% | 98.2% | 2.4% |
| Aliamanu | 3.12 | 41.8 | 11.9% | 44.1% | 7.4% | 1977 | $2,285 | 34.3% | 92.1% | 2.9% |
| Moanalua | 2.78 | 35.1 | 8.3% | 55.3% | 5.5% | 1984 | $2,416 | 42.9% | 97.4% | 4.3% |
| Kalihi-Palama | 3.93 | 39.5 | 18.1% | 66.9% | 8.8% | 1970 | $1,466 | 16.6% | 78.8% | 7.0% |
| Kalihi Valley | 4.63 | 43.1 | 19.2% | 33.1% | 8.8% | 1967 | $1,928 | 23.2% | 83.1% | 3.2% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up West Loch. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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