Wailea, Hawaii
2026 Edition · 9 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
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Population
6,352 people call Wailea home.
6,352
people.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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The workday
9 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.
90.7%
of 6,667 jobs located in Wailea are filled by in-commuters.
Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
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Rent
Median rent is up 39% since the 2010–2014 survey, before inflation.
$2,554
a month. Hawaii's median is $1,971.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Room to build
The median rent is above what local wages can carry.
$1,273–$1,909
is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $2,554 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
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Building
Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 80% of all homes were built before 2000
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Units needed
Closing the gap would add 0.1–1.1% to the 5,949 homes here.
8–67
is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.
Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
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Home value
A median home costs 83% more than Hawaii's.
$1,534,800
median home value in Wailea.
- $1,534,800 Wailea
- $839,100 Hawaii
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year