2024 population: 163,769 ( 1,068 from 2020)
Land area: 1173.5 square miles
Population density: 139.6 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	48,350	29.52%	3.2%
Black:	1,237	0.76%	6.9%
Indian:	497	0.30%	9.5%
Asian:	62,160	37.96%	0.8%
2+ races:	33,784	20.63%	0.4%
Hispanic:	17,741	10.83%	4.2%

Total non-White:	115,419	70.48%	0.4%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	7,069	10.7
Deaths:	5,778	8.8
Net Migration:	-5,655	-8.6
Net Immigration:	3,226	4.9

Change in White population:	-1,577	-1.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	509	0.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
164,837
49,927	30.29%
1,157	0.70%
454	0.28%
62,633	38.00%
33,633	20.40%
17,033	10.33%
114,910	69.71%

2010
154,924
49,217	31.77%
818	0.53%
380	0.25%
58,692	37.88%
29,860	19.27%
15,711	10.14%
105,707	68.23%

2000
128,241
40,951	31.93%
481	0.38%
351	0.27%
52,071	40.60%
24,122	18.81%
10,056	7.84%
87,290	68.07%

1990
100,504
37,396	37.21%
447	0.44%
556	0.55%
54,429	54.16%
n/a
7,676	7.64%
63,108	62.79%

1980
70,991
24,025	33.84%
136	0.19%
0	0.00%
43,516	61.30%
n/a
5,293	7.46%
46,966	66.16%

1970
46,156
12,237	26.51%
30	0.06%
28	0.06%
31,836	68.97%
n/a
1,348	2.92%
33,919	73.49%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
18,012	11.6
10,878	7.0
-620	-0.4
6,138	4.0

710	0.5
9,203	5.9

Number	Rate
2000's
18,095	14.1
8,345	6.5
2,889	2.3
5,228	4.1

8,266	6.4
18,417	14.4

Number	Rate
1990's
18,241	18.1
7,237	7.2
4,900	4.9
6,373	6.3

3,555	3.5
24,182	24.1

Number	Rate
1980's
15,792	22.2
4,928	6.9
0	0.0
n/a

13,371	18.8
16,142	22.7

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
0	0.0
n/a

11,788	25.5
13,047	28.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Kahului-Wailuku, HI Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2024
Number	Percent
43.2
34,507	21.1%
129,262	78.9%
34,143	20.8%

55,881
2.90

38,771	69.4%
27,918	72.0%
3,000	7.7%
17,110	30.6%

2010
Number	Percent
79.2
-83,294	-53.8%
238,218	153.8%
39,658	25.6%

107,910
2.82

71,022	65.8%
50,832	71.6%
6,854	9.7%
36,888	34.2%

2000
Number	Percent
36.9
32,620	25.4%
95,621	74.6%
14,745	11.5%

43,695
2.90

30,181	69.1%
22,891	75.8%
2,703	9.0%
13,514	30.9%

1990
Number	Percent
33.4
26,810	26.7%
73,694	73.3%
11,393	11.3%

33,218
2.99

23,686	71.3%
19,016	80.3%
1,705	7.2%
9,532	28.7%

1980
Number	Percent
30.1
21,091	29.7%
49,900	70.3%
7,061	9.9%

22,594
3.10

16,946	75.0%
14,004	82.6%
1,277	7.5%
5,648	25.0%

2024 Housing Data for Kahului-Wailuku, HI Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,099	3.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,379	2.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,255	2.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,404	2.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,525	2.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,171	2.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,388	2.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,404	2.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,308	2.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,297	5.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	4,533	8.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	7,921	14.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	5,982	10.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,878	8.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	6,351	11.4%
$200,000 or more	9,986	17.9%

Median Household Income	97,144
Per Capita Income	45,621

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	129

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,879	3.4%
Public Assistance	2,445	4.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	7,123	12.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	65,628	73.4%
Unemployed	3,961	4.4%
In Armed Forces	420	0.5%

Total Labor Force	70,009	78.3%
Not in Labor Force	19,396	21.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	26,418	23,798	52.6%
Non-Profit	2,012	3,835	34.4%
Self-Employed	6,732	5,458	55.2%

Local Government	2,400	1,735	58.0%
State Government	1,793	3,813	32.0%
Federal Government	1,147	801	58.9%

Total Private + Self	33,150	29,256	53.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	7,352	10,184	41.9%
Total	40,502	39,440	50.7%

Pct. Govt.	14.6%
Pct. Private + Self	78.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	10,983	13.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	17,116	21.3%
Professional, Technical	15,046	18.8%
Service Occupations	21,423	26.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	697	0.9%
All others	15,602	19.5%

White Collar		53.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Accommodation and food services	15,312	19.1%
Retail trade	9,061	11.3%
Health care and social assistance	8,155	10.2%
Construction	6,449	8.0%
Educational services	6,243	7.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4,574	5.7%
Public administration	4,298	5.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4,127	5.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	3,996	5.0%
Other services	3,743	4.7%
Transportation and warehousing	3,704	4.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,884	3.6%
Manufacturing	1,690	2.1%
Wholesale trade	1,305	1.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,295	1.6%
Utilities	1,229	1.5%
Finance and insurance	1,213	1.5%
Information	876	1.1%
Management	16	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	7,651	4.65%
Puerto Rican	4,821	2.93%
Cuban	219	0.13%
Dominican	249	0.15%

Total Central American	427	0.26%
Costa Rican	19	0.01%
Guatemalan	102	0.06%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	18	0.01%
Panamanian	52	0.03%
Salvadoran	236	0.14%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1,187	0.72%
Argentinean	450	0.27%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	36	0.02%
Colombian	96	0.06%
Ecuadorian	22	0.01%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	247	0.15%
Uruguayan	52	0.03%
Venezuelan	264	0.16%
Other South American	20	0.01%

Other Hispanic	2,890	1.76%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	29,458	17.90%
Japanese	9,847	5.98%
Chinese	1,321	0.80%
Korean	928	0.56%
Vietnamese	543	0.33%
Thai	322	0.20%
Okinawan	231	0.14%
Indian	134	0.08%
Indonesian	89	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	121,441	78.0%
Other Asian	18,730	12.0%
Tagalog	7,372	4.7%
Spanish	3,949	2.5%
Other Indo-European	872	0.6%
Other	760	0.5%
German, other Germanic	517	0.3%
Korean	497	0.3%
Vietnamese	488	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	10,271	6.2%
German	9,768	5.9%
Irish	8,962	5.4%
Portuguese	6,887	4.2%
Italian	4,779	2.9%
French	2,597	1.6%
Scottish	2,290	1.4%
Polish	1,741	1.1%
American	1,585	1.0%
Swedish	1,519	0.9%
European	1,359	0.8%
Norwegian	1,345	0.8%
Dutch	1,220	0.7%
Russian	858	0.5%
Scotch-Irish	793	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	152,303	92.5%
Not a citizen	12,286	7.5%

Native	136,486	82.9%
Foreign-born	28,103	17.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,324	2.8%	4,763	4.0%	35,958	30.2%	38,263	32.1%	24,587	20.6%	12,328	10.3%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,324	2.8%
9-12 Years	4,763	4.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	35,958	30.2%
Some College	38,263	32.1%
Bach. Degree	24,587	20.6%
Grad Degree	12,328	10.3%
Average years of education: 13.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	114,612	109,472	5,140	4.5%
1991	121,124	114,566	6,558	5.4%
1992	129,728	119,534	10,194	7.9%
1993	131,130	124,114	7,016	5.4%
1994	132,108	124,364	7,744	5.9%
1995	133,528	124,354	9,174	6.9%
1996	136,294	127,006	9,288	6.8%
1997	139,976	130,248	9,728	6.9%
1998	141,796	132,798	8,998	6.3%
1999	145,376	137,688	7,688	5.3%

2000	141,766	136,206	5,560	3.9%
2001	144,588	138,694	5,894	4.1%
2002	142,910	137,366	5,544	3.9%
2003	142,744	137,368	5,376	3.8%
2004	146,970	142,370	4,600	3.1%
2005	149,658	145,668	3,990	2.7%
2006	153,658	149,950	3,708	2.4%
2007	156,450	151,942	4,508	2.9%
2008	156,826	149,706	7,120	4.5%
2009	151,938	138,966	12,972	8.5%

2010	159,840	146,516	13,324	8.3%
2011	162,640	149,792	12,848	7.9%
2012	160,802	150,742	10,060	6.3%
2013	161,468	153,408	8,060	5.0%
2014	166,400	159,174	7,226	4.3%
2015	169,472	163,524	5,948	3.5%
2016	173,380	168,234	5,146	3.0%
2017	175,540	171,438	4,102	2.3%
2018	176,168	172,106	4,062	2.3%
2019	174,972	170,820	4,152	2.4%

2020	165,640	136,112	29,528	17.8%
2021	174,642	161,260	13,382	7.7%
2022	174,536	168,474	6,062	3.5%
2023	173,684	166,050	7,634	4.4%
2024	163,124	156,018	7,106	4.4%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	72,386
Median Value	n/a

Occupied	55,881	77.2%
Vacant	16,505	22.8%

Owned	36,638	65.6%
Rented	19,243	34.4%
Median Rent	$1,915

Single-Family Units	48,602	67.1%
Detached	43,399	60.0%
Attached	5,203	7.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	18,192	25.1%
Mobile Homes	428	0.6%

Kahului-Wailuku, HI Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Kahului-Wailuku, HI Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Kahului-Wailuku, HI Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Kahului-Wailuku, HI Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Kahului-Wailuku, HI Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Kahului-Wailuku, HI Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Kahului-Wailuku, HI Metro Area