Maalaea vs Maunaloa

A side-by-side comparison of Maalaea and Maunaloa: population, income, housing, and more.

Maalaea and Maunaloa are places in Hawaii. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Maunaloa has the higher population (292 vs 242 in Maalaea). Maalaea has the higher median household income ($93,750 vs $55,455 in Maunaloa). Maalaea has the higher median home value ($612,500 vs $365,800 in Maunaloa).

Population, income & housing

	Maalaea	Maunaloa
Population	242	292
Median age	63.2 yrs	32.3 yrs
Median household income	$93,750	$55,455
Median home value	$612,500	$365,800
Median gross rent	$2,163	$839
Housing units	611	137
Homeownership rate	66.9%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	54.6%	31.7%
Unemployment rate	13.9%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Maalaea	Maunaloa
Population	261 → 242 (-7.3%)	336 → 292 (-13.1%)
Median household income	$79,375 → $93,750 (+18.1%)	$25,417 → $55,455 (+118.2%)
Median home value	$390,600 → $612,500 (+56.8%)	$248,300 → $365,800 (+47.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,603 → $2,163 (+34.9%)	$650 → $839 (+29.1%)

Maalaea

Population

261242

Median household income

$79,375$93,750

Median home value

$390,600$612,500

Median gross rent

$1,603$2,163

Maunaloa

Population

336292

Median household income

$25,417$55,455

Median home value

$248,300$365,800

Median gross rent

$650$839

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Maalaea	Maunaloa
Under 5	0.0%	12.0%
5 to 17	1.7%	24.7%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.2%
25 to 34	13.2%	12.3%
35 to 44	7.0%	11.3%
45 to 54	11.6%	3.1%
55 to 64	19.4%	21.6%
65 to 74	29.3%	5.5%
75 and over	17.8%	3.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Maalaea	Maunaloa
White (non-Hispanic)	75.6%	9.9%
Black or African American	1.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	2.4%
Asian	9.5%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	44.5%
Some other race	2.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.0%	38.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Maalaea	Maunaloa
No high school diploma	1.7%	0.6%
High school graduate	16.0%	27.5%
Some college or associate's	27.7%	40.1%
Bachelor's degree	34.5%	24.6%
Graduate or professional degree	20.2%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Maalaea	Maunaloa
Drove alone	64.0%	56.2%
Carpooled	9.0%	13.9%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	6.7%	25.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.1%	4.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Maalaea	Maunaloa
1-unit, detached	1.6%	66.4%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	10.9%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	22.6%
5 to 19 units	10.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	84.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Maalaea	Maunaloa
Poverty rate	9.5%	14.4%
Average household size	1.51	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	30	16
Median year structure built	—	1992