Kihei

Population: 22,564
Median household income: $87,568
Median home value: $871,600

Located in Maui County, Hawaii, Kihei is a community with a population of 22,564. At $87,568, its median household income sits below Maui County's $95,076.

Between 2019 and 2023, Kihei's population held roughly steady from 22,402 to 22,564, while its median home value rose 47.7% from $590,200 to $871,600.

35.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1987.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 22,564
Median age: 42.0 yrs
Median household income: $87,568
Median home value: $871,600
Median gross rent: $2,021
Housing units: 12,072
Homeownership rate: 59.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

22,40222,564

Median household income

$78,869$87,568

Median home value

$590,200$871,600

Median gross rent

$1,642$2,021

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	22,402	$78,869	$590,200	$1,642
2020	22,749	$84,708	$619,700	$1,666
2021	22,840	$83,214	$643,600	$1,799
2022	22,247	$89,892	$753,800	$1,899
2023	22,564	$87,568	$871,600	$2,021

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1714.8%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,168	5.2%
5 to 17	3,329	14.8%
18 to 24	1,881	8.3%
25 to 34	2,748	12.2%
35 to 44	3,242	14.4%
45 to 54	2,958	13.1%
55 to 64	3,447	15.3%
65 to 74	2,395	10.6%
75 and over	1,396	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,317	41.3%
Black or African American	288	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.0%
Asian	4,556	20.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	640	2.8%
Some other race	133	0.6%
Two or more races	4,592	20.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,033	13.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.6%

High school graduate28.8%

Some college or associate's33.6%

Bachelor's degree21.9%

Graduate or professional degree10.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	910	5.6%
High school graduate	4,663	28.8%
Some college or associate's	5,432	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	3,547	21.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1,634	10.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone70.8%

Carpooled12.7%

Public transit1.4%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home12.1%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,283	70.8%
Carpooled	1,489	12.7%
Public transit	158	1.4%
Walked	186	1.6%
Bicycle	50	0.4%
Worked from home	1,417	12.1%
Other means	112	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,881	28.0%
15 to 29 min	4,533	44.1%
30 to 44 min	2,205	21.5%
45 to 59 min	400	3.9%
60+ min	259	2.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.75
Poverty rate: 9.3% (2,099 of 22,491)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,007	61.5%
Nonfamily households	3,128	38.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,135	67.4%
Vacant	3,937	32.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,836	59.4%
Renter-occupied	3,299	40.6%

1-unit, detached35.3%

1-unit, attached6.7%

2 to 4 units10.7%

5 to 19 units17.9%

20 or more units28.9%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,264	35.3%
1-unit, attached	809	6.7%
2 to 4 units	1,287	10.7%
5 to 19 units	2,161	17.9%
20 or more units	3,489	28.9%
Mobile home & other	62	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1536500
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 9.36 sq mi
Water area: 2.38 sq mi
Center point: 20.7661, -156.4352