Maui County, Hawaii

• White (non-Hispanic) 47,768 29.0%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 17,435 10.6%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 1,368 0.8%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 45,630 27.7%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 35,779 21.7%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 172 0.1%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 15,810 9.6%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 560 0.3%

• Under 18 34,507 21.0%
• 18–24 10,859 6.6%
• 25–44 41,251 25.1%
• 45–64 43,776 26.6%
• 65 and over 34,129 20.7%

Median household income

$98,820

90% interval $94,562–$103,078

−$2,761 vs HI · 2nd of 5

Below poverty line

9.9%

90% interval 8.1%–11.7%

−0.1 pp vs HI · 2nd of 5

Unemployment (12-mo)

2.6%

+0.25 pp vs. state

Avg. annual pay

$64,114

Establishments

7,907

• Leisure & hospitality 21,931 29.5%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 14,301 19.2%
• Education & health services 13,288 17.9%
• Professional & business services 7,069 9.5%
• Construction 4,821 6.5%
• Public administration 481 0.6%
• Financial activities 3 0.0%

The sectors listed cover 83.2% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

Home ownership

65.6%

+2.6 pp vs HI · 3rd of 5

Median gross rent

$1,916

−$55 vs HI · 2nd of 5

Owner-occupied

36,638

Renter-occupied

19,203

• Concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 67% of the county workforce. Most panelists likely share employer relationships within these sectors, surface those connections early in voir dire before any institutional-defendant or sector-specific framing.

• Compressed wage spread

  Highest-paid sector pays only 2.2× the lowest ($123,584 vs $55,841/yr), a relatively flat local wage distribution.

• Small-business scale

  Average establishment employs only 9.4 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

• Democratic 38,905 61.9%
• Republican 22,621 36.0%
• Other / third-party 1,367 2.2%

• Tagalog 7,372 4.7%
• Spanish 3,946 2.5%
• German or other West Germanic 517 0.3%
• Korean 497 0.3%
• Vietnamese 488 0.3%
• Chinese 460 0.3%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 436 0.3%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 239 0.2%
• Arabic 7 0.0%

Households

55,841

Family households

38,766

69.4% of households

Married couples w/ children

9,444

24.4% of families

Single-mother families

3,000

7.7% of families

Veterans

7,295

5.6% of civilians 18+

• Catholic 34,197 20.8%
• Evangelical Protestant 21,645 13.1%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 17,348 10.5%
• Mainline Protestant 3,453 2.1%
• Orthodox 70 0.0%

Health insured

95.9%

±0.6 pp

Uninsured

4.1%

±0.6 pp

3rd of 5

With a disability

11.9%

±0.7 pp

4th of 5

Bachelor's or higher

31.0%

±1.1 pp

−5.1 pp vs HI · 3rd of 5

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

4.7%

90% interval 4.2%–5.2% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

Trial court

2nd Judicial Circuit Court

Judges

3 (Circuit Court judges per circuit (general civil + criminal jurisdiction per HRS § 603-21.5, civil matters above the $40,000 District Court limit and felony criminal cases); District Court judges (limited jurisdiction) separate. Vintage 2026 courts.state.hi.us per-circuit directories. The 1st Circuit (Honolulu) holds the vast majority of the ~33 statewide Circuit Court judgeships; the neighbor-island circuits each carry 2-4 judges. Note: HI's circuit numbering is 1, 2, 3, 5, there is NO 4th Circuit (the historical numbering skipped it).)

Court seats

Kalaupapa, Wailuku

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

14

10.77 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

14