Kaunakakai

Population: 3,721
Median household income: $76,944
Median home value: $335,200

Kaunakakai is a community in Maui County, Hawaii, home to 3,721 residents. The median household income of $76,944 is below the Maui County median ($95,076).

From 2019 to 2023, Kaunakakai's population grew 22.5% from 3,038 to 3,721, while its median home value rose 9.1% from $307,300 to $335,200.

Households average 3.38 people. The median gross rent is $905.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,721
Median age: 33.7 yrs
Median household income: $76,944
Median home value: $335,200
Median gross rent: $905
Housing units: 1,455
Homeownership rate: 56.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,0383,721

Median household income

$35,000$76,944

Median home value

$307,300$335,200

Median gross rent

$836$905

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,038	$35,000	$307,300	$836
2020	3,076	$53,638	$304,300	$809
2021	3,263	$55,787	$325,800	$791
2022	3,553	$67,083	$334,900	$940
2023	3,721	$76,944	$335,200	$905

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.4%

5 to 1726.9%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3415.6%

35 to 446.3%

45 to 5414.2%

55 to 648.1%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	90	2.4%
5 to 17	1,000	26.9%
18 to 24	297	8.0%
25 to 34	580	15.6%
35 to 44	235	6.3%
45 to 54	528	14.2%
55 to 64	300	8.1%
65 to 74	352	9.5%
75 and over	339	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	328	8.8%
Black or African American	2	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	418	11.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1,294	34.8%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	1,194	32.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	485	13.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.4%

High school graduate34.7%

Some college or associate's38.2%

Bachelor's degree11.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	242	10.4%
High school graduate	809	34.7%
Some college or associate's	891	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	260	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	132	5.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 13 min

Drove alone63.4%

Carpooled9.9%

Public transit3.2%

Walked6.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.8%

Other means7.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	934	63.4%
Carpooled	146	9.9%
Public transit	47	3.2%
Walked	100	6.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	144	9.8%
Other means	103	7.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	808	60.8%
15 to 29 min	397	29.8%
30 to 44 min	66	5.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	59	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 3.38
Poverty rate: 18.8% (698 of 3,718)

	Count	Share
Family households	776	70.5%
Nonfamily households	324	29.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,100	75.6%
Vacant	355	24.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	624	56.7%
Renter-occupied	476	43.3%

1-unit, detached76.4%

1-unit, attached6.8%

2 to 4 units4.4%

5 to 19 units4.9%

20 or more units7.3%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,112	76.4%
1-unit, attached	99	6.8%
2 to 4 units	64	4.4%
5 to 19 units	72	4.9%
20 or more units	106	7.3%
Mobile home & other	2	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1531100
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 3.6 sq mi
Center point: 21.0942, -157.0009