Lahaina

Population & Demographics

Lahaina, HI

Lahaina is home to 10,162 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 9,574 resident workers commute each day.

HawaiiCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
10,162
people
Population

10,162 residents

Median age 40.5 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Lahaina population & demographics

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

Population
10,162
Median age
40.5yrs
Median household income
$88,889
Median home value
$881,700
Median gross rent
$1,997/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
26.4%
Poverty rate
11.5%

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 Lahaina

How Lahaina 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).

Asian40.1%
White24.8%
Two or more races20.9%
Hispanic or Latino9.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander4.2%
Black0.4%
Some other race0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%

Race across Lahaina

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 Lahaina.

Lahaina at a glance
Employed Residents
9,574
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
6.4mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
20.6%
Share working within the area
Work from home
6.2%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Kaanapali
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Lahaina 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 Lahaina 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.

73
Commute Score

73 / 100

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

Lahaina

9,574 commutes, one dot at a time

Lahaina

Where 9,574 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Lahaina0.0 mi1,970
2Kaanapali3.3 mi1,902
3Urban Honolulu81.1 mi1,750
4Kahului13.4 mi476
5Kapalua8.2 mi413
6Wailuku11.3 mi320
7Napili-Honokowai6.4 mi294
8Kihei17.0 mi198

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Lahaina.

1Lahaina0.0 mi1,970
2Napili-Honokowai6.4 mi696
3Kahului13.4 mi686
4Kihei17.0 mi515
5Wailuku11.3 mi427
6Waihee-Waiehu11.6 mi207
7Urban Honolulu81.1 mi123
8Haiku-Pauwela24.1 mi108

Top industries

The sectors that employ Lahaina’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 Services43.8%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services17.3%
RTRetail Trade10.6%
TRTransportation and Warehousing6.4%
ARArts, Entertainment, and Recreation4.9%
COConstruction3.1%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)2.7%
EDEducational Services2.2%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance2.2%
Connectivity

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