What percentage of people rent in Wailuku, HI?

Name: Renters and owners in Wailuku, HI, 2020–2024
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29.4% (±4.6 points) of the occupied homes in Wailuku, HI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,846 renting households against 4,427 that own their home.

In Wailuku, the share of households that rent went from 38.8% in 2015–2019 to 29.4% in 2020–2024 (−9.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 29.4% (±4.6 points)
Renting households: 1,846 (±331)
Median renter income: $57,250 (±$8,179)

Who rents and who owns in Wailuku

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wailuku	Maui County	Hawaii	United States
Renter-occupied share	29.4% (±4.6 points)	34.4% (±1.7 points)	37.0% (±0.6 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,846 (±331)	19,203 (±982)	182,206 (±3,189)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,427 (±386)	36,638 (±1,004)	310,247 (±3,326)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.2)	3.1 (±0.1)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$57,250 (±$8,179)	$70,296 (±$4,268)	$71,363 (±$1,315)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$118,615 (±$5,026)	$116,568 (±$3,674)	$121,145 (±$1,321)	$100,009

In Wailuku, the renter share is lower than in Maui County (34.4%).

It is also lower than in Hawaii (37.0%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Maui County, Wailuku ranks 14 of 20 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 61 of 125.

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

How renting in Wailuku has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	38.8% (±4.8 points)	29.4% (±4.6 points)	−9.4 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,285 (±$114)	$1,762 (±$129)	+37.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$73,576 (±$8,991)	$102,942 (±$10,010)	+39.9%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Wailuku

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wailuku
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Wailuku	—	29.4% (±4.6 points)	—
Waihee-Waiehu	2.7 mi	16.3% (±6.0 points)	Lower
Kahului	2.7 mi	35.3% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different
Waikapu	3.8 mi	19.6% (±7.9 points)	Lower
Paia	8.8 mi	40.6% (±10.5 points)	Not measurably different
Kihei	9.4 mi	40.7% (±4.5 points)	Higher
Lahaina	10 mi	44.0% (±6.9 points)	Higher
Mahinahina	11 mi	13.0% (±7.5 points)	Lower
Pukalani	11 mi	39.4% (±8.4 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Waihee-Waiehu, HI (16.3%), Waikapu, HI (19.6%), Mahinahina, HI (13.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Kihei, HI (40.7%), Lahaina, HI (44.0%), Pukalani, HI (39.4%).

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

Households that rent across Maui County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
8	Pukalani	39.4% (±8.4 points)
9	Kahului	35.3% (±4.0 points)
10	Kula	33.9% (±7.2 points)
11	Haiku-Pauwela	33.4% (±7.3 points)
12	Makawao	32.9% (±6.7 points)
13	Wailea	30.2% (±7.0 points)
14	Wailuku	29.4% (±4.6 points)
15	Keokea	23.1% (±6.1 points)
16	Waikapu	19.6% (±7.9 points)
17	Kualapuu	18.0% (±7.0 points)
18	Waihee-Waiehu	16.3% (±6.0 points)
19	Mahinahina	13.0% (±7.5 points)
20	Kaanapali	10.4% (±5.7 points)

Showing 13 of 20 places in Maui County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Wailuku 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), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Wailuku

How many renters are there in Wailuku?

Wailuku has an estimated 1,846 (±331) renting households, 29.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Wailuku?

In Wailuku, the share of households that rent went from 38.8% in 2015–2019 to 29.4% in 2020–2024 (−9.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Wailuku?

A renting household in Wailuku has 2.3 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Wailuku?

The median renting household in Wailuku, HI has an income of $57,250 (±$8,179) a year, against $118,615 for households that own their home.

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 Wailuku CDP, Hawaii (place:77450, in state:15).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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