Kihei

Population & Demographics

Kihei, HI

Kihei is home to 21,567 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 14,637 resident workers commute each day.

HawaiiCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
21,567
people
Population

21,567 residents

Median age 43.1 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Kihei population & demographics

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

Population
21,567
Median age
43.1yrs
Median household income
$87,772
Median home value
$919,900
Median gross rent
$2,045/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
31.4%
Poverty rate
7.4%

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 Kihei

How Kihei 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).

White42.2%
Asian21.2%
Two or more races19.3%
Hispanic or Latino13.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2.3%
Black1.3%
Some other race0.6%

Race across Kihei

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 Kihei.

Kihei at a glance
Employed Residents
14,637
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
8.7mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
16.3%
Share working within the area
Work from home
13.5%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Urban Honolulu
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Kihei 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 Kihei 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

67 / 100

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

Kihei

14,637 commutes, one dot at a time

Kihei

Where 14,637 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Urban Honolulu97.9 mi2,691
2Kihei0.0 mi2,380
3Wailea4.0 mi1,969
4Kahului8.7 mi1,655
5Wailuku9.7 mi970
6Lahaina17.0 mi515
7Kaanapali19.2 mi384
8Kailua82.7 mi340

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Kihei.

1Kihei0.0 mi2,380
2Kahului8.7 mi851
3Wailuku9.7 mi522
4Wailea4.0 mi347
5Waihee-Waiehu11.4 mi291
6Pukalani9.0 mi237
7Urban Honolulu97.9 mi234
8Makawao10.8 mi198

Top industries

The sectors that employ Kihei’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%)
AFAccommodation and Food Services26.4%
RTRetail Trade14.2%
COConstruction13.5%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance7.1%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)7.0%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services5.9%
TRTransportation and Warehousing4.0%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services3.9%
AGAgriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting3.3%
Connectivity

Internet options for Kihei

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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