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

Name: Rent burden in Wailea, HI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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78.7% (±14.0 points) of renting households in Wailea, HI spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

72.5% 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: 78.7% (±14.0 points)
Paying 35% or more: 72.5% (±12.8 points)
Median share of income: 50.0% or more

Rent as a share of income in Wailea

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Wailea	Maui County	Hawaii	United States
Less than 15%	6.4% (±7.6 points)	14.1%	10.8%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	4.0% (±5.0 points)	10.4%	10.4%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	7.1% (±5.6 points)	9.6%	11.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	3.8% (±4.7 points)	10.0%	10.6%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	6.2% (±5.7 points)	10.1%	10.5%	9.2%
35% or more	72.5% (±12.8 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.

Wailea against Maui County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wailea	Maui County	Hawaii	United States
Paying 30% or more	78.7% (±14.0 points)	55.9% (±3.9 points)	56.7% (±1.2 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	72.5% (±12.8 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	$56,382 (±$20,827)	$70,296 (±$4,268)	$71,363 (±$1,315)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$2,554 (±$447)	$1,916 (±$82)	$1,971 (±$23)	$1,413

In Wailea, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is higher than in Maui County (55.9%).

It is also higher than in Hawaii (56.7%).

It is higher than the national figure (51.1%).

In Maui County, Wailea ranks 3 of 20 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 8 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 Wailea

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wailea
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Wailea	—	78.7% (±14.0 points)	—
Keokea	5.4 mi	57.6% (±26.2 points)	Not measurably different
Kihei	5.8 mi	58.4% (±10.1 points)	Lower
Kula	8.8 mi	48.3% (±20.7 points)	Lower
Pukalani	12 mi	50.1% (±16.2 points)	Lower
Waikapu	12 mi	49.1% (±28.6 points)	Not measurably different
Kahului	13 mi	47.1% (±10.2 points)	Lower
Makawao	14 mi	41.5% (±13.7 points)	Lower
Haliimaile	14 mi	44.9% (±30.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Kihei, HI (58.4%), Kula, HI (48.3%), Pukalani, HI (50.1%).

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)

Showing 9 of 20 places in Maui County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Wailea 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 Wailea

Are renters in Wailea rent-burdened?

78.7% of renting households in Wailea 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 Wailea spend on rent?

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

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Wailea CDP, Hawaii (place:76925, in state:15).

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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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