Wailuku

Population: 15,754
Median household income: $93,958
Median home value: $781,700

Wailuku is a community in Maui County, Hawaii, home to 15,754 residents. Its median household income of $93,958 runs in line with the Maui County figure of $95,076.

From 2019 to 2023, Wailuku's population declined 11.0% from 17,708 to 15,754, while its median home value rose 43.5% from $544,900 to $781,700.

The median gross rent is $1,747. 35.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,754
Median age: 44.8 yrs
Median household income: $93,958
Median home value: $781,700
Median gross rent: $1,747
Housing units: 6,720
Homeownership rate: 69.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,70815,754

Median household income

$73,576$93,958

Median home value

$544,900$781,700

Median gross rent

$1,285$1,747

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,708	$73,576	$544,900	$1,285
2020	17,523	$76,624	$586,300	$1,338
2021	15,670	$83,393	$599,900	$1,497
2022	16,590	$93,908	$719,800	$1,586
2023	15,754	$93,958	$781,700	$1,747

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 348.9%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 7412.4%

75 and over8.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	930	5.9%
5 to 17	2,684	17.0%
18 to 24	879	5.6%
25 to 34	1,406	8.9%
35 to 44	2,021	12.8%
45 to 54	2,117	13.4%
55 to 64	2,432	15.4%
65 to 74	1,948	12.4%
75 and over	1,337	8.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,330	21.1%
Black or African American	151	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	5,526	35.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1,497	9.5%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	4,097	26.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,153	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.6%

High school graduate26.1%

Some college or associate's31.5%

Bachelor's degree24.1%

Graduate or professional degree11.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	742	6.6%
High school graduate	2,937	26.1%
Some college or associate's	3,547	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	2,713	24.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,322	11.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone73.5%

Carpooled11.8%

Public transit0.3%

Walked3.1%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home7.4%

Other means3.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,524	73.5%
Carpooled	885	11.8%
Public transit	19	0.3%
Walked	236	3.1%
Bicycle	29	0.4%
Worked from home	558	7.4%
Other means	269	3.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,135	45.0%
15 to 29 min	1,840	26.4%
30 to 44 min	1,219	17.5%
45 to 59 min	373	5.4%
60+ min	395	5.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 5.4% (838 of 15,650)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,770	62.8%
Nonfamily households	2,237	37.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,007	89.4%
Vacant	713	10.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,182	69.6%
Renter-occupied	1,825	30.4%

1-unit, detached55.2%

1-unit, attached11.0%

2 to 4 units7.7%

5 to 19 units15.5%

20 or more units9.4%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,712	55.2%
1-unit, attached	737	11.0%
2 to 4 units	516	7.7%
5 to 19 units	1,039	15.5%
20 or more units	629	9.4%
Mobile home & other	87	1.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1577450
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.27 sq mi
Water area: 0.41 sq mi
Center point: 20.8855, -156.5036