CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Kahului

Hawaii · 16,889 residents · 14.4 sq mi

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Kahului is home to 16,889 people in Hawaii. The typical home is worth $182,800. About 13% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The poverty rate is 6.4%, under the national 13.2%. Households take in $38,305 a year at the median, 27% more than the country as a whole. The population has fallen 16% since 2000.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

16,889

−16%vs 2000

vs 20,146 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

34.1

−5%vs 2000

vs 35.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

14.4 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202428K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(1,238)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(1,201)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(1,218)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(1,142)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.2%(1,210)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416%(2,708)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.8%(2,160)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(1,702)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.8%(1,660)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.1%(1,699)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.2%(715)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(236)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$38,305

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $46,656 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,717

−30%vs 2000

vs $18,049 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

6.4%

−5.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$182,800

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $220,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$582

+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $642 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

59.3%

+5.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 54.3% in 2000

40.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic8.6%(1,733)

Black0.2%(42)

Hispanic / Latino8.8%(1,763)

Asian52.6%(10,594)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic15.8%(2,676)

Black0.4%(71)

Hispanic / Latino8.6%(1,460)

Asian82.2%(13,878)

Other1.6%(264)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican2.8%(805)

Mexican2%(571)

Spaniard0.8%(221)

Cuban0.2%(45)

Central American0%(2)

Salvadoran0%(2)

Asian origin

Filipino41.8%(11,819)

Japanese9.2%(2,603)

Korean0.7%(209)

Vietnamese0.3%(97)

Chinese0.3%(74)

Thai0.1%(23)

Asian Indian0%(13)

Okinawan0%(6)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian18%(5,102)

Samoan1.4%(406)

Marshallese0.8%(223)

Tongan0.6%(178)

Chuukese0.2%(50)

Chamorro0.1%(27)

Guamanian0%(14)

Ancestry

Portuguese3%(858)

English1.8%(517)

Irish1.7%(491)

German1.7%(486)

Italian1%(288)

Swedish0.7%(198)

Ukrainian0.7%(192)

Polish0.6%(178)

French0.6%(174)

Scottish0.6%(160)

Norwegian0.4%(118)

Greek0.4%(111)

+ 23 more ancestry groups with data

Russian0.4%(102)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(94)

Brazilian0.3%(89)

Iranian0.2%(68)

Canadian0.2%(65)

Subsaharan African0.1%(39)

Latvian0.1%(38)

Welsh0.1%(33)

Dutch0.1%(31)

Danish0.1%(29)

Lithuanian0.1%(29)

Arab0.1%(27)

British0.1%(26)

Hungarian0.1%(26)

Lebanese0.1%(24)

American0.1%(20)

Australian0.1%(19)

Czech0.1%(18)

French Canadian0%(13)

Belgian0%(11)

Finnish0%(9)

Croatian0%(6)

Syrian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest Filipino population · Largest Native Hawaiian population · Largest Japanese population · Largest Portuguese population · Largest Puerto Rican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.1%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

66.7%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.3%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.5 min

+16%vs 2000

vs 15.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married35.4%(4,151)

Married51.8%(6,071)

Widowed4%(464)

Divorced8.8%(1,033)

Women 15+

Never married26.4%(3,115)

Married51.5%(6,077)

Widowed11.6%(1,366)

Divorced10.5%(1,238)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.2%

−5.0 ptssince 2013

from 9.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

68.3%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 68.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.9%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 14.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.2%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 17.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.5%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 15.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 1.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

79.1%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 76.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.0%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 31.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)10.7%(108)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.8%(190)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37%(374)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.9%(70)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.1%(1)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,010 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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