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Wailuku, HI vs Poipu, HI

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Highlights
- Household income in Poipu, is 32% more than it is in Wailuku and is 37% above the National Average.
- Wailuku unemployment rate is 12.2%.
- Poipu unemployment rate is 13.0%.
 Wailuku, HIPoipu, HIUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock13.0%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.$39,571  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$109,875$69,021
 Family Median Income$101,794  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Wailuku, HIPoipu, HIUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock1.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock21.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock18.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Wailuku, HIPoipu, HIUnited States
 Management, business, finance18.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.9%1.2%
 Education, library5.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock7.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance8.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock6.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock0.7%13.1%
Reviews for Wailuku    3 Reviews

Over 11 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 17 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 19 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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