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Wailea, Hawaii: commercial real estate data.
Wailea is a Census CDP of 6,352 people across 7.44 square miles of land, in Maui County. Median household income is $90,000, 69.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wailea
What Wailea is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area7.44 sq mi
- Water area3.3 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land853
- 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.
Wailea
How many people live in Wailea
- Population6,352
- Median age58.1
- Population under 18643 plus or minus 160
- Share under 1810.1 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Population 65 and over2,508
- Share 65 and over39.5 percent
- Households2,946
- Family households1,966
- Share of households that are families66.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wailea
Income and work in Wailea
- Median household income$90,000
- Per capita income$67,274
- Civilian labor force2,804
- Employed2,635
- Unemployed169 plus or minus 126
- Unemployment rate6.0 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Adults 25 and over5,440
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher49.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree21.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wailea
Housing in Wailea
- Housing units5,949
- Occupied units2,946
- Vacant units3,003
- Vacancy rate50.5 percent
- Owner occupied2,056
- Renter occupied890 plus or minus 238
- Ownership rate69.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$1,534,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,554
- Annual rent as a share of median income34.1 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Single family units2,283
- Share single family38.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3,632
- Share in buildings of two or more61.1 percent
- Mobile homes34 plus or minus 55
- Median year structure built1988
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wailea
How Wailea gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,755
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,043 plus or minus 268
- Share commuting under 15 minutes59.4 percent plus or minus 12.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more469 plus or minus 167
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more26.7 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Drove alone62.5 percent
- Carpooled6.7 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.2 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Worked from home29.0 percent plus or minus 7.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wailea
SBA loans in Wailea (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$484,000
- Average approval$242,000
- Median approval$242,000
- Largest approval$257,000
- Jobs supported5
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wailea, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Maui County, not Wailea
Maui County context, not Wailea 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 Wailea.
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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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Wailea questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wailea, Hawaii?
6,352, in 2,946 households. Wailea CDP covers 7.44 square miles of land, which is 853 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wailea 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 Wailea?
$90,000. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,534,800. Median gross rent is $2,554 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Wailea 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 Wailea.
Is zoning published for Wailea?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.