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Paia, HI vs Makawao, HI

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Highlights
- Household income in Makawao, is 10% less than it is in Paia and is 31% above the National Average.
- Paia unemployment rate is 12.2%.
- Makawao unemployment rate is 12.2%.
 Paia, HIMakawao, HIUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock12.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth35.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes4.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$40,002  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$100,716$69,021
 Family Median Income$106,250  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Paia, HIMakawao, HIUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock2.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K1.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K13.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock5.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock32.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock10.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Paia, HIMakawao, HIUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.8%6.5%
 Community, social services0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.1%1.2%
 Education, library3.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support29.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock10.2%13.1%
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Over 17 years ago

Aloha, We moved to Maui 2 years ago with the intentions of staying until we retire. But as prices continue to escalate we are reconsidering, and looking to move back  More

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