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Kihei, HI vs Birmingham, AL

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- Household income in Birmingham, is 53% less than it is in Kihei and is 75% below the National Average.
- Kihei unemployment rate is 12.2%.
- Birmingham unemployment rate is 5.6%.
 Kihei, HIBirmingham, ALUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth35.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes4.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$38,994  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$39,403$69,021
 Family Median Income$97,307  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Kihei, HIBirmingham, ALUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock19.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock13.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock8.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Kihei, HIBirmingham, ALUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.9%6.5%
 Community, social services0.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.4%1.2%
 Education, library4.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock15.8%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 16 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 17 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 Birmingham    25 Reviews

Birmingham is better than ever, meaning it is beginning to gain half of the stuff a normal city of its size has. The food scene is definitely an exception and is above  More

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Lived in the Birmingham for years. The small city was divided by the historical train tracks into the north half and the south one. The north section was the  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved to Birmingham 6.5 years ago for a new job. The city is very boring in my opinion, there isn't much to do over the weekend except shopping or eating out. Summer  More

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