2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Kihei, HI vs Monterey, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Monterey, is 3% more than it is in Kihei and is 19% above the National Average.
- Kihei unemployment rate is 12.2%.
- Monterey unemployment rate is 3.8%.
 Kihei, HIMonterey, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate12.2%3.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.2%1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth35.6%33.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes4.0%8.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.3%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$38,994$52,631$37,638
 Household Income$83,214$85,365$69,021
 Family Median Income$97,307$115,299$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Kihei, HIMonterey, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K6.3%5.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.8%2.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.2%7.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.6%7.9%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.2%5.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.7%4.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K13.5%11.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.2%13.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K20.0%18.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.5%11.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K11.9%13.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Kihei, HIMonterey, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.3%18.6%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.6%9.7%6.5%
 Community, social services0.6%1.8%1.8%
 Legal0.3%1.5%1.2%
 Education, library4.9%11.3%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.7%4.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.9%7.0%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.8%2.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.8%3.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving13.4%7.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.8%4.0%3.6%
 Personal care4.7%3.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.7%14.0%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.4%1.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.3%4.2%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving7.8%5.1%13.1%
Reviews for Kihei    6 Reviews

I live in Kihei, on the sunny South West shore of the island of Maui. Do not believe all the rubbish you hear about Hawaii being an expensive place to live. Much  More

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Over 15 years ago

we have lived here for over 20 years, raised our kids and really enjoyed living here. the cost of living here has gone out of control. we are retiring soon and plan to  More

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Over 16 years ago

Hawaii is a wonderful state to live in for many reasons. We have wonderful weather (no need for those winter clothes!!) which is great for outdoors most of the year.   More

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Reviews for Monterey    21 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

The Monterey city area is an excellent place to live and one of the few California locales where it's relatively safe to raise a family. If I could no longer live here I  More

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I grew up on the Monterey Peninsula and had to leave to climb out of poverty. The median income is $35,000 and outside of the military, the jobs are mostly service  More

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My husband and I are just crazy about Monterey. I wonder if we take housing expenses (mortgage or rent) out of the picture, is Monterey still a very expensive city to  More

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