Wailea, HI Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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121%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

35%

Household income NAT. AVG.

27%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Wailea	Hawaii	National
Income per capita	$99,228	$46,561	$44,883
Median household income	$109,642	$109,349	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$160,477	$133,207	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$80,809	$77,158	$52,080
Median earnings male	$69,454	$55,905	$54,343
Median earnings female	$36,525	$45,307	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.6%	3.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	10.9%	10.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Wailea is 121% higher than the national average
The median household income in Wailea is 35% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Wailea is 27% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Wailea is 28% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$73,087 $109,642 $219,284

City

$72,892 $109,349 $218,698

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Wailea median earnings by income bracket

Wailea employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	15.0%	15.0%
Manufacturing sector	5.8%	5.8%
Financial & insurance services	1.7%	1.7%
Wholesale & retail services	4.2%	4.2%
Public administration	4.1%	4.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.2%	3.2%
Education, health & social services	10.6%	10.6%
Other	53.8%	53.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Launiupoko, HI	605	$237,218	191.7%
Keokea, HI	2,528	$163,016	100.4%
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Makawao, HI	8,162	$136,712	68.1%
Wailea, HI	6,405	$109,642	34.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Wainwright, AB	6,405	n/a
Highgrove, CA	6,406	$120,953	48.7%
Jan Phyl Village, FL	6,406	$79,217	2.6%
Schuyler, NE	6,406	$95,136	17.0%
Tweed, ON	6,406	n/a
Wailea, HI	6,405	$109,642	34.8%

Source: The Wailea, HI employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.