Kihei, Hawaii

The population is 16,749

Geography

Total area is 11.9 square miles (30.8 km²), of which, 10.2 square miles (26.3 km²) of it is land and 1.7 square miles (4.5 km²) of it (14.55%) is water. It is considered to be the South Side of Maui, located on the leeward side of Haleakala. The climate is arid receiving no more than 10 inches of rain per year.

Demographics

There are 16,749 people, 6,170 households, and 3,813 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,648.6 people per square mile (636.5/km²). There were 9,170 housing units at an average density of 902.6/sq mi (348.5/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 47.76% White, 0.74% African American, 0.48% Native American, 24.72% Asian, 7.85% Pacific Islander, 1.58% from other races, and 16.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.52% of the population.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 25.1% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 36.2% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 103.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $46,215, and the median income for a family was $50,738. Males had a median income of $33,229 versus $26,881 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $21,591. About 7.0% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.

Several research facilities are located in Kihei, including the main offices for the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary,^[3] seed operations by Dekalb Genetics Corporation and Monsanto, and the Maui Research and Technology Park, which is home to the Maui High Performance Computing Center (MHPCC) and is overseen by the Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing observatory (AMOS).