County profile
Maui County, Hawaii
United States · US territory
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP
no BEA GDP
GDP growth (YoY)
1 yr only
Jobs tracked
62,683
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
5,000
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$58.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
160,592
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.2%
Median HH income
$97.2k±$2.9k
Bachelor's degree+
31.0%±1.1%
Poverty rate
9.2%±0.8%
Business applications
2,582 · 2025
Retail establishments
760
46.8/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc.Real Estate$19.5M43D2Code Rebel CorpTechnology$526.4k——3Eco Science Solutions, Inc.Technology$030DHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Food & accommodation43%
Retail trade20%
Health care14%
Admin & support10%
Construction8%
Transportation7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
160,592
residents · 2025 · -2.5% since 2020
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−7,854
International migration+2,582
Natural change+1,027
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$904.7k±$14.0k
Median gross rent
$1.9k/mo±$82/mo
Vacancy rate
22.7%±1.0%
Affordability
15.4× wages
Residential permits
$285.8M
902 units · 5.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
93.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$2.6k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Volcanic 98Earthquake 97Wildfire 95
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
7402016
7942017
8282018
8702019
8842020
9792021
11632022
12832023
13182024
13742025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 2% since 20218802021
6842022
6062023
1,1182024
9022025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
134.0 km
I-1
Nearest freight rail
11.5 km
LKPR
Nearest port
11.0 km
Kahului, Maui, HI
Nearest commercial airport
15.0 km
KAHULUI
Waterborne tonnage, host port(s) (CY2023):3,417,744 short tons/yr · Kahului, Maui, HI
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR4 filings from 2 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$58.8k
avg. annual pay · +25% since 2019
The read
What is Maui County’s economy like?
Maui County is home to 160,592 residents and 62,683 jobs across 5,000 employers, led by food & accommodation. BEA does not publish state-level GDP for US territories, so no GDP figure is shown.
GDP: BEA (2025), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.