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Maui County

Hawaii · 160,592 residents (2025 est.) · 1,162 sq mi
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Maui County is home to 164,522 people in Hawaii. The typical home is worth $904,700, having more than tripled since 2000. Few US counties rank higher on income. The median age is 43.2, about 4 years above the US median. 36,428 more people live here than in 2000. Renters pay $1,916 a month at the median.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.2
US median: 38.9
Average education
31% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 105%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
164,522
+28%since 2000
from 128,094 in 2000
160,592 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
142 / sq mi
+16%since 2009
from 122 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
43.2
+17%since 2000
from 36.8 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
1,162 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
94K113K133K153K173K19902000201020202024Maui County
2024165K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.4%(8,821)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.7%(9,389)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.4%(10,453)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.4%(8,860)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 244.8%(7,843)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3411.3%(18,643)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.7%(22,608)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.7%(20,945)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.9%(22,831)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7412.5%(20,627)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846.1%(10,006)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.1%(3,496)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$97,161
+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $49,489 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$45,622
+107%since 2000
from $22,033 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
62.9%
+22.0 ptssince 2009
from 40.9% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
9.2%
−1.3 ptssince 2000
from 10.5% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.458
+6%since 2010
from 0.431 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.3%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade8%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services6.7%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance6.2%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.6%
US avg: 5.1%
Retail trade2.1%
US avg: 9.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.6%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.6%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction1.6%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services1.5%
US avg: 0.9%
Public administration1.5%
US avg: 4.8%
Arts, entertainment, food1.1%
US avg: 1.9%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$904,700
+105%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $241,900 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,916
+33%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $788 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
65.6%
+8.1 ptssince 2000
from 57.6% in 2000
34.4% rent
Vacancy rate
22.7%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 24.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.90 people
+1%since 2009
from 2.87 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
31.6%
−8.4 ptssince 2009
from 40.0% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
49.6%
+3.5 ptssince 2009
from 46.2% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
9.3
−2%since 2009
from 9.5 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
37
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic31.9%(40,918)
Black0.4%(481)
Hispanic / Latino7.8%(10,050)
Asian30.3%(38,803)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic29%(47,768)
Black0.8%(1,368)
Hispanic / Latino10.6%(17,435)
Asian27.7%(45,630)
Other31.8%(52,321)
Diversity Score
91
+1%since 2009
from 90 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
38
−4%since 2020
from 40 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican4.6%(7,648)
Puerto Rican2.9%(4,815)
South American0.7%(1,187)
Spaniard0.5%(787)
Argentine0.3%(450)
Venezuelan0.2%(264)
Dominican0.2%(249)
Peruvian0.2%(247)
Salvadoran0.1%(236)
Cuban0.1%(219)
Guatemalan0.1%(102)
+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data
Colombian0.1%(96)
Uruguayan0%(52)
Chilean0%(36)
Asian origin
Filipino17.9%(29,447)
Japanese6%(9,846)
Chinese0.8%(1,321)
Korean0.6%(928)
Vietnamese0.3%(543)
Thai0.2%(322)
Okinawan0.1%(231)
Asian Indian0.1%(134)
Indonesian0.1%(89)
Laotian0%(52)
Burmese0%(43)
Cambodian0%(29)
+ 5 more asian origin groups with data
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian25.3%(41,614)
Samoan1.5%(2,543)
Tongan0.9%(1,455)
Chuukese0.2%(408)
Chamorro0.2%(389)
Marshallese0.2%(314)
Fijian0%(18)
Guamanian0%(14)
Ancestry
English6.2%(10,269)
German5.9%(9,766)
Irish5.4%(8,956)
Portuguese4.2%(6,879)
Italian2.9%(4,779)
French1.6%(2,597)
Scottish1.4%(2,290)
Polish1.1%(1,739)
American1%(1,585)
Swedish0.9%(1,519)
Norwegian0.8%(1,345)
Dutch0.7%(1,220)
+ 44 more ancestry groups with data
Russian0.5%(858)
Scotch-Irish0.5%(793)
British0.4%(623)
Greek0.4%(612)
Welsh0.4%(595)
Danish0.3%(465)
Ukrainian0.3%(457)
Brazilian0.2%(397)
Swiss0.2%(325)
Canadian0.2%(298)
Hungarian0.2%(287)
Arab0.2%(270)
Austrian0.2%(261)
Czech0.1%(210)
Croatian0.1%(186)
Lebanese0.1%(176)
Lithuanian0.1%(167)
Iranian0.1%(146)
Romanian0.1%(142)
Israeli0.1%(95)
Finnish0.1%(94)
Belgian0.1%(88)
Serbian0.1%(85)
Latvian0%(59)
Ghanaian0%(55)
Slovak0%(39)
Bulgarian0%(36)
Turkish0%(33)
Guyanese0%(29)
Armenian0%(23)
Jamaican0%(23)
Slovene0%(18)
Moroccan0%(13)
Syrian0%(8)
Haitian0%(4)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
31.0%
+8.5 ptssince 2000
from 22.4% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
93.2%
+9.8 ptssince 2000
from 83.4% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
10.3%
+3.6 ptssince 2000
from 6.8% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
23.0 min
+50%since 2000
from 15.4 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
70.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 70.4% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
13.3%
−2.2 ptssince 2009
from 15.5% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 1.5% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
10.2%
+3.0 ptssince 2009
from 7.2% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.1%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 2.8% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.6%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.7% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.4%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 5.4% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.5%
−2.7 ptssince 2011
from 8.2% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
63.8%
−6.7 ptssince 2011
from 70.5% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
79.4%
−0.8 ptssince 2020
from 80.2% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.4%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 12.7% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
32.5%
+4.6 ptssince 2009
from 27.9% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.8%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 50.7% in 2009
Female
50.2%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 49.3% in 2009
Foreign born
17.1%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 16.0% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
5.6%
−3.2 ptssince 2009
from 8.8% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
11.9%
+2.0 ptssince 2012
from 9.9% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
4.1%
−5.2 ptssince 2013
from 9.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
90.2%
+8.7 ptssince 2017
from 81.5% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.8%
+2.9 ptssince 2020
from 92.9% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
88.9%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 87.7% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
78.0%
+1.0 ptssince 2016
from 77.0% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
2.5%
−0.6 ptssince 2016
from 3.1% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married35.8%(23,961)
Married52%(34,809)
Widowed2.7%(1,808)
Divorced9.5%(6,385)
Women 15+
Never married29.5%(20,300)
Married49.8%(34,327)
Widowed8.7%(5,991)
Divorced12%(8,278)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
4.1%
−5.2 ptssince 2013
from 9.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
62.4%
−1.1 ptssince 2020
from 63.5% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
16.5%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 15.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
20.6%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 18.8% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
18.8%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 17.1% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.0%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 1.8% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
74.6%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 74.8% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
37.6%
+3.4 ptssince 2020
from 34.2% 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)15.1%(1,104)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15.1%(1,101)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era46.4%(3,383)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.6%(407)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.5%(112)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 7,295 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Maui County, Hawaii?

Maui County, Hawaii has about 164,522 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Maui County, Hawaii?

The typical household in Maui County, Hawaii earns about $97,161 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Maui County, Hawaii expensive?

In Maui County, Hawaii, the median home is worth about $904,700, and the typical rent is about $1,916 a month.

How educated are people in Maui County, Hawaii?

About 31.0% of adults age 25 and over in Maui County, Hawaii hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Maui County, Hawaii?

About 9.2% of people in Maui County, Hawaii live below the federal poverty line.

Has Maui County, Hawaii grown since 1990?

Yes, Maui County, Hawaii has grown since 1990. The population has added about 64,148 residents, a change of about 64 percent over that period.

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