Kahului

Population & Demographics

Kahului, HI

Kahului is home to 28,288 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 21,325 resident workers commute each day.

HawaiiCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
28,288
people
Population

28,288 residents

Median age 43.0 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Kahului population & demographics

Who lives in Kahului — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
28,288
Median age
43.0yrs
Median household income
$98,077
Median home value
$862,600
Median gross rent
$1,488/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
24.6%
Poverty rate
8.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Kahului

How Kahului breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Asian55.4%
Two or more races17.7%
White10.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander7.5%
Hispanic or Latino7.3%
Black1.4%
Some other race0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%

Race across Kahului

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Kahului.

Kahului at a glance
Employed Residents
21,325
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
8.7mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
23.4%
Share working within the area
Work from home
5.0%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Urban Honolulu
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Kahului proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Kahului commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

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How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Kahului

21,325 commutes, one dot at a time

Kahului

Where 21,325 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Kahului, by worker count.

1Kahului0.0 mi4,996
2Urban Honolulu93.7 mi3,913
3Wailuku2.1 mi2,559
4Wailea12.7 mi1,397
5Kihei8.7 mi851
6Kaanapali14.2 mi757
7Lahaina13.4 mi686
8Kailua91.2 mi512

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Kahului.

1Kahului0.0 mi4,996
2Wailuku2.1 mi2,481
3Kihei8.7 mi1,655
4Waihee-Waiehu3.1 mi1,358
5Pukalani8.7 mi922
6Makawao10.0 mi743
7Haiku-Pauwela10.9 mi624
8Urban Honolulu93.7 mi589

Top industries

The sectors that employ Kahului’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
RTRetail Trade21.5%
TRTransportation and Warehousing10.7%
AFAccommodation and Food Services10.5%
COConstruction10.4%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance9.7%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services8.9%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)4.5%
WSWholesale Trade4.4%
EDEducational Services4.3%
Connectivity

Internet options for Kahului

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

2 providers
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps
8 Gbps
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