With 210 people, Maalaea is a city in Hawaii. At a median age of 65.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. There are 244 fewer people here than in 2000. 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $666,700. 73% were living in the same home a year earlier.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $72,500, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 65.4
US median: 38.9
More educated
53% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 70%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Maalaea
What changed most since 1990
Median age43.1 → 65.4(+22.3 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Population672 → 210(−69%)US over the same years: +35%
Poverty rate0.0% → 14.8%(+14.8 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
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)22.7%(5)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)31.8%(7)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era54.5%(12)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II9.1%(2)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 22 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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Over time
Maalaea, decade by decade
Maalaea population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
672
$91,699
$390,011
30.3%
41.9
2000
454
$97,914
$392,931
38.9%
37.2
2010
352
$104,971
$682,458
47.1%
50.1
2020
310
$92,418
$471,726
50.2%
62.2
2024
210
$72,500
$666,700
53.1%
55.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
