Kalawao County vs Maui County

A side-by-side comparison of Kalawao County and Maui County: population, income, housing, and more.

Kalawao County and Maui County are counties in Hawaii. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Maui County has the higher population (164,632 vs 43 in Kalawao County). Maui County has the higher median household income ($95,076 vs $86,250 in Kalawao County). Since 2019, Maui County's population has grown faster (-0.8% vs -34.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Kalawao County	Maui County
Population	43	164,632
Median age	39.9 yrs	42.9 yrs
Median household income	$86,250	$95,076
Median home value	—	$858,600
Median gross rent	$1,300	$1,863
Housing units	95	72,303
Homeownership rate	0.0%	65.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.6%	30.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kalawao County	Maui County
Population	66 → 43 (-34.8%)	165,979 → 164,632 (-0.8%)
Median household income	$69,375 → $86,250 (+24.3%)	$80,948 → $95,076 (+17.5%)
Median home value	—	$633,500 → $858,600 (+35.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,063 → $1,300 (+22.3%)	$1,510 → $1,863 (+23.4%)

Kalawao County

Population

6643

Median household income

$69,375$86,250

Median gross rent

$1,063$1,300

Maui County

Population

165,979164,632

Median household income

$80,948$95,076

Median home value

$633,500$858,600

Median gross rent

$1,510$1,863

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kalawao County	Maui County
Under 5	0.0%	5.4%
5 to 17	0.0%	15.7%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.6%
25 to 34	18.6%	11.5%
35 to 44	39.5%	13.7%
45 to 54	4.7%	12.9%
55 to 64	11.6%	14.1%
65 to 74	2.3%	12.3%
75 and over	23.3%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kalawao County	Maui County
White (non-Hispanic)	16.3%	29.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11.6%	0.1%
Asian	32.6%	27.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	18.6%	10.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	11.6%	21.0%
Hispanic or Latino	9.3%	10.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kalawao County	Maui County
No high school diploma	25.6%	7.2%
High school graduate	25.6%	30.1%
Some college or associate's	16.3%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	16.3%	20.0%
Graduate or professional degree	16.3%	10.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kalawao County	Maui County
Drove alone	46.7%	71.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	12.7%
Public transit	33.3%	1.3%
Walked	16.7%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	3.3%	9.4%
Other means	0.0%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kalawao County	Maui County
1-unit, detached	93.7%	59.2%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	7.4%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	11.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	14.3%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Kalawao County	Maui County
Poverty rate	31.7%	9.8%
Average household size	1.23	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	—	23
Median year structure built	1938	1985