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Kaunakakai, Hawaii: commercial real estate data.
Kaunakakai is a Census CDP of 4,360 people across 12.84 square miles of land, in Maui County. Median household income is $76,131, 60.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $114,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Kaunakakai
What Kaunakakai is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area12.84 sq mi
- Water area3.6 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land339 plus or minus 77
- County holding the largest share of its areaMaui County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kaunakakai
How many people live in Kaunakakai
- Population4,360 plus or minus 985
- Median age34.4 plus or minus 9.6
- Population under 181,293 plus or minus 324
- Share under 1829.7 percent
- Population 65 and over945 plus or minus 238
- Share 65 and over21.7 percent
- Households1,236
- Family households910 plus or minus 213
- Share of households that are families73.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kaunakakai
Income and work in Kaunakakai
- Median household income$76,131 plus or minus $29,354
- Per capita income$32,728 plus or minus $7,955
- Civilian labor force1,745 plus or minus 430
- Employed1,628 plus or minus 436
- Unemployed117 plus or minus 77
- Unemployment rate6.7 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Adults 25 and over2,682
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.8 percent plus or minus 23.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.1 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.1 percent plus or minus 3.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kaunakakai
Housing in Kaunakakai
- Housing units1,488
- Occupied units1,236
- Vacant units252 plus or minus 131
- Vacancy rate16.9 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Owner occupied744 plus or minus 167
- Renter occupied492 plus or minus 197
- Ownership rate60.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$368,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$879 plus or minus $870
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.9 percent plus or minus 14.7
- Single family units1,258
- Share single family84.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more228 plus or minus 139
- Share in buildings of two or more15.3 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Mobile homes2 plus or minus 4
- Median year structure built1976
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kaunakakai
How Kaunakakai gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,449 plus or minus 376
- Commuting under 15 minutes777 plus or minus 242
- Share commuting under 15 minutes53.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more255 plus or minus 176
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more17.6 percent plus or minus 11.3
- Drove alone56.7 percent
- Carpooled17.3 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Public transport2.6 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Walked5.9 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Worked from home10.6 percent plus or minus 5.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kaunakakai
SBA loans in Kaunakakai (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$114,000
- Average approval$38,000
- Median approval$50,000
- Largest approval$50,000
- Jobs supported4
- Jobs per approval1.3
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term60 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Kaunakakai, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Maui County, not Kaunakakai
Maui County context, not Kaunakakai figures
- Establishments in Maui County5,000
- Covered employment, Maui County73,656
- Average annual pay, Maui County$61,830
- Housing units permitted, Maui County1,118
Every figure in this section is published for Maui County as a whole and is not a measurement of Kaunakakai.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Common questions
Kaunakakai questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Kaunakakai, Hawaii?
4,360, in 1,236 households. Kaunakakai CDP covers 12.84 square miles of land, which is 339 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Kaunakakai in?
Maui County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Kaunakakai?
$76,131. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $368,100. Median gross rent is $879 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Kaunakakai businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $114,000 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $50,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Kaunakakai, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Kaunakakai borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Kaunakakai. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Kaunakakai figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Maui County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Kaunakakai.
Is zoning published for Kaunakakai?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.