CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Kihei

Hawaii · 10,878 residents · 9.36 sq mi

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Kihei is home to 10,878 people in Hawaii. Median home value sits at $236,500. Median rent is $863 a month. Owners hold 49% of the housing stock. There are 5,871 fewer people here than in 2000. Households take in $40,160 a year at the median, 33% more than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.7

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 47%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

10,878

−35%vs 2000

vs 16,749 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

32.7

−7%vs 2000

vs 35.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

9.36 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202422K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(794)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(747)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.3%(688)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.2%(562)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.3%(797)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3422.4%(2,439)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4421%(2,280)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.2%(1,107)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.4%(695)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.3%(580)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.5%(161)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.3%(28)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$40,160

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $46,215 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$18,688

−13%vs 2000

vs $21,591 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.2%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$236,500

+47%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $211,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$863

+38%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $821 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

48.9%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 48.7% in 2000

51.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic45.2%(7,575)

Black0.7%(121)

Hispanic / Latino7.5%(1,259)

Asian23.9%(4,009)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic61.7%(6,717)

Black0.3%(37)

Hispanic / Latino7.2%(787)

Asian35.7%(3,885)

Other2.2%(239)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican8.6%(1,857)

Puerto Rican1.2%(267)

South American0.4%(87)

Central American0.2%(52)

Salvadoran0.2%(45)

Spaniard0.2%(36)

Peruvian0.1%(27)

Colombian0.1%(25)

Dominican0.1%(24)

Cuban0.1%(16)

Venezuelan0.1%(14)

Guatemalan0%(7)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Argentine0%(7)

Asian origin

Filipino16.1%(3,471)

Japanese2.1%(443)

Vietnamese0.8%(174)

Chinese0.6%(126)

Korean0.4%(77)

Thai0.2%(37)

Okinawan0.2%(33)

Asian Indian0%(10)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian14.6%(3,148)

Samoan1.4%(294)

Chamorro0.9%(201)

Tongan0.7%(156)

Marshallese0%(1)

Ancestry

English8.8%(1,896)

German8.7%(1,873)

Irish7.2%(1,544)

Italian4.2%(900)

French3.1%(674)

Portuguese2.5%(530)

Polish2.4%(528)

Scottish1.7%(371)

Norwegian1.6%(352)

Dutch1.6%(348)

American1.5%(329)

Swedish1%(216)

+ 33 more ancestry groups with data

Brazilian1%(208)

Russian0.9%(194)

Greek0.7%(154)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(153)

Welsh0.7%(143)

Danish0.6%(138)

Swiss0.6%(121)

British0.5%(105)

Czech0.4%(79)

Ukrainian0.3%(70)

Arab0.3%(63)

Canadian0.3%(57)

Romanian0.2%(51)

French Canadian0.2%(43)

Finnish0.2%(41)

Austrian0.2%(35)

Subsaharan African0.2%(35)

Lithuanian0.2%(34)

Hungarian0.2%(33)

Bulgarian0.1%(25)

Belgian0.1%(24)

Latvian0.1%(21)

Iranian0.1%(20)

Israeli0.1%(16)

Lebanese0.1%(13)

Guyanese0.1%(13)

Moroccan0%(10)

Croatian0%(10)

Armenian0%(9)

Slovene0%(9)

Australian0%(7)

Jordanian0%(5)

Serbian0%(5)

RANKED:Largest Filipino population · Largest Native Hawaiian population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

18.0%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

85.6%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.6%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.0 min

+57%vs 2000

vs 14.1 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 married37%(3,201)

Married51.6%(4,462)

Widowed2%(171)

Divorced9.3%(806)

Women 15+

Never married31.6%(2,950)

Married47.5%(4,425)

Widowed4.8%(451)

Divorced16%(1,496)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.2%

−3.3 ptssince 2013

from 9.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

61.0%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 60.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.1%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 13.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.6%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 17.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.2%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 18.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

73.9%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 73.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.0%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 35.0% 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)20.7%(196)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24%(227)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era29.4%(278)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.2%(21)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II4.1%(39)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 945 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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