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Kahului, HI Information
Population 26,650
About Kahului
Kahului is a medium-sized coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Hawaii. With a population of 26,650 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Kahului is the ninth largest community in Hawaii.
Housing costs in Kahului are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Hawaii.
Kahului is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Kahului is a town of service providers, sales and office workers and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Kahului who work in maintenance occupations (14.09%), office and administrative support (13.97%) and sales jobs (12.70%).
Kahului is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.
Kahului Information and Demographics
The percentage of adults in Kahului who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.47% of the adults in Kahului have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Kahului in 2010 was $21,758, which is lower middle income relative to Hawaii, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $87,032 for a family of four. However, Kahului contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Kahului is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Kahului home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kahului residents report their race to be Asian, followed by Native Hawaiiam. The main ancestry of people in Kahului is Portuguese.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Kahului's cultural character, accounting for 27.12% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in Kahului is English. Other important languages spoken here include Pacific Island languages and Tagalog.
| KAHULUI INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 26,650 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 7,111 |
| KAHULUI HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 58.29% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 41.71% |
| % VACANT | 8.82% |
| TYPE OF KAHULUI HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 61.93% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 10.45% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 13.62% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 14.01% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 0.00% |
| OTHER | 0.00% |
| SIZE OF KAHULUI HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 4.60% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 9.55% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 23.49% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 41.97% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 13.77% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 6.63% |
| AGE OF KAHULUI HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (2000 OR LATER) | 14.37% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1999) | 49.52% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 34.61% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 1.51% |
| KAHULUI REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $492,563 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $805 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0 - $44,000 | 1.34% |
| $44,001 - $88,000 | 2.44% |
| $88,001 - $176,000 | 1.66% |
| $176,001 - $264,000 | 5.57% |
| $264,001 - $352,000 | 6.88% |
| $352,001 - $440,000 | 16.08% |
| $440,001 - $660,000 | 50.43% |
| $660,001 - $880,000 | 11.43% |
| > $880,000 | 4.18% |
| PEOPLE OF KAHULUI | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 6.97% |
| 5 TO 17 | 17.94% |
| 18 TO 24 | 8.87% |
| 25 TO 34 | 13.29% |
| 35 TO 54 | 27.14% |
| 55 TO 64 | 9.93% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 15.86% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 82.49% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 17.47% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $58,214 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $21,758 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 10.56% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Accommodation (22.01%) Retail (15.35%) Healthcare (9.55%) Education (8.51%) Construction (6.52%) Real estate (5.70%) Administration (4.77%) Other (4.69%) Public Service (4.53%) Agriculture (3.03%) Manufacturing (2.98%) Professional, scientific, and technical services (2.54%) Wholesale (2.50%) Transportation (2.03%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 4.15% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 9.95% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 0.42% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 0.27% |
| ASIAN | 53.13% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDERS | 12.69% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 1.59% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 21.96% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 9.43% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | Portuguese (2.82%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 27.12% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (66.98%) Pacific Island languages (16.69%) Tagalog (11.03%) Spanish (1.97%) Japanese (1.57%) |
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