2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Provo, UT vs Wailuku, HI

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- Household income in Wailuku, is 56% more than it is in Provo and is 17% above the National Average.
- Provo unemployment rate is 2.1%.
- Wailuku unemployment rate is 12.2%.
 Provo, UTWailuku, HIUnited States
 Unemployment Rate2.1%12.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.6%0.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth48.5%35.6%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.9%4.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%8.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$23,440$39,571$37,638
 Household Income$53,572$83,393$69,021
 Family Median Income$61,299$101,794$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Provo, UTWailuku, HIUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K11.4%8.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.2%3.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.7%7.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.1%4.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.5%7.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.8%7.6%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.3%8.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.7%12.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K10.7%17.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.5%13.7%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K5.0%9.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Provo, UTWailuku, HIUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.5%18.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science8.7%3.4%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%1.3%1.8%
 Legal0.5%0.8%1.2%
 Education, library12.4%5.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment4.2%5.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.4%2.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.5%2.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%4.0%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.5%3.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.2%8.4%3.6%
 Personal care3.0%2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.5%23.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.7%8.1%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving9.6%9.7%13.1%
Reviews for Provo    21 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I was born in Provo and have lived in a few cities nearby my entire life. While I was raised in a semi-Mormon family, I am no longer LDS. I haven’t been for about 20  More

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Over 6 years ago

I live in Mississippi and im 15. Im looking for somewhere to relocate when I graduate college. Even though im 15 and I have a long way ahead before I even graduate  More

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Great Quality of life. People are  More

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Reviews for Wailuku    3 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

You can't beat the weather here. If you like the 4 seasons the islands wouldn't be the place for you.   More

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Over 16 years ago

the tourist economy has fallen apart, major layoffs state wide. All major airlines getting close to pulling out of west coast market. Aloha and ATA both went out of  More

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Over 18 years ago

Wailuku is a beautiful place to live. The climate is wetter than the south side of Maui because we are next to the west Maui mountains. It will drizzle a little each  More

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