How many renters in Paia, HI pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Paia, HI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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66.8% (±17.8 points) of renting households in Paia, HI spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

63.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 50.0% or more of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 66.8% (±17.8 points)
Paying 35% or more: 63.0% (±16.9 points)
Median share of income: 50.0% or more

Rent as a share of income in Paia

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Paia	Maui County	Hawaii	United States
Less than 15%	10.1% (±9.8 points)	14.1%	10.8%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	8.5% (±11.8 points)	10.4%	10.4%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	2.8% (±3.9 points)	9.6%	11.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	11.7% (±12.1 points)	10.0%	10.6%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	3.8% (±5.5 points)	10.1%	10.5%	9.2%
35% or more	63.0% (±16.9 points)	45.8%	46.2%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Paia against Maui County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Paia	Maui County	Hawaii	United States
Paying 30% or more	66.8% (±17.8 points)	55.9% (±3.9 points)	56.7% (±1.2 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	63.0% (±16.9 points)	45.8% (±3.5 points)	46.2% (±1.0 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	50.0% or more	32.9% (±1.6 points)	33.2% (±0.5 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$77,981 (±$29,212)	$70,296 (±$4,268)	$71,363 (±$1,315)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$2,384 (±$642)	$1,916 (±$82)	$1,971 (±$23)	$1,413

In Paia, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Maui County (55.9%).

It is not measurably different from Hawaii (56.7%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Maui County, Paia ranks 5 of 20 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 28 of 125.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Paia

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Paia
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Paia	—	66.8% (±17.8 points)	—
Haliimaile	4.1 mi	44.9% (±30.8 points)	Not measurably different
Haiku-Pauwela	4.4 mi	71.1% (±21.4 points)	Not measurably different
Makawao	5.3 mi	41.5% (±13.7 points)	Lower
Pukalani	5.6 mi	50.1% (±16.2 points)	Not measurably different
Kahului	6.8 mi	47.1% (±10.2 points)	Not measurably different
Wailuku	8.8 mi	66.7% (±10.6 points)	Not measurably different
Waihee-Waiehu	9.0 mi	51.0% (±22.2 points)	Not measurably different
Kula	10 mi	48.3% (±20.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Makawao, HI (41.5%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Maui County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Mahinahina	86.3% (±38.6 points)
2	Kaanapali	80.0% (±39.0 points)
3	Wailea	78.7% (±14.0 points)
4	Haiku-Pauwela	71.1% (±21.4 points)
5	Paia	66.8% (±17.8 points)
6	Wailuku	66.7% (±10.6 points)
7	Kaunakakai	58.5% (±31.6 points)
8	Kihei	58.4% (±10.1 points)
9	Keokea	57.6% (±26.2 points)
10	Napili-Honokowai	57.2% (±11.0 points)
11	Lahaina	53.0% (±12.7 points)

Showing 11 of 20 places in Maui County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Paia is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Paia

Are renters in Paia rent-burdened?

66.8% of renting households in Paia pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Paia spend on rent?

The median renting household in Paia, HI spends 50.0% or more of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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