For population 25 years and over in Wailea-Makena:
High school or higher: 94.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 15.3%
Unemployed: 3.4%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Wailea-Makena CDP:
Never married: 23.9%
Now married: 55.5%
Separated: 1.6%
Widowed: 4.4%
Divorced: 14.7%
710 residents are foreign born (4.0% Asia, 3.7% Europe, 2.2% Latin America, 1.3% North America).
This place:
12.5%
Hawaii:
17.5%
According to our research of Hawaii and other state lists there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Wailea-Makena, Hawaii as of May 18, 2013. The ratio of number of residents in Wailea-Makena to the number of sex offenders is 1,525 to 1. The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is a lot smaller than the state average.
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $2,087 (0.2%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $2,968 (0.3%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Honolulu, HI (99.3 miles , pop. 371,657).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2496.7 miles , pop. 3,694,820).
Wailea-Makena-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Hawaii state average. It is 12% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 8/21/1951 at 10:57:00, a magnitude 6.9 (6.9 UK, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 71.0 miles away from the city center On 10/15/2006 at 17:07:49, a magnitude 6.7 (6.2 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.7 MW, Depth: 24.2 mi) earthquake occurred 64.4 miles away from Wailea-Makena center On 10/15/2006 at 17:14:12, a magnitude 6.0 (5.8 MB, 6.0 MW, Depth: 11.7 mi) earthquake occurred 50.1 miles away from the city center On 3/28/1988 at 03:33:40, a magnitude 5.6 (5.6 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.0 MS, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 60.5 miles away from the city center On 3/5/1981 at 14:09:39, a magnitude 5.5 (5.0 MB, 5.5 ML) earthquake occurred 42.1 miles away from Wailea-Makena center On 5/8/1991 at 18:21:11, a magnitude 5.5 (5.5 MB, 5.0 MS, 5.1 MS, 5.2 ML, Depth: 22.6 mi) earthquake occurred 91.8 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Kauai County (6) is smaller than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 3, Storms: 3, Mudslides: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, High Surf: 1, Landslide: 1, Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Typhoon: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Wailea-Makena:
KULA HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - State, provides emergency services, about 7 miles away; KULA, HI)
MAUI MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - State, provides emergency services, about 15 miles away; WAILUKU, HI)
MOLOKAI GENERAL HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 47 miles away; KAUNAKAKAI, HI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wailea-Makena:
Kapiolani Community College (about 97 miles; Honolulu, HI; Full-time enrollment: 3,151)
University of Hawaii at Manoa (about 99 miles; Honolulu, HI; FT enrollment: 14,726)
Hawaii Pacific University (about 102 miles; Honolulu, HI; FT enrollment: 4,471)
Leeward Community College (about 111 miles; Pearl City, HI; FT enrollment: 3,228)
University of Hawaii at Hilo (about 112 miles; Hilo, HI; FT enrollment: 3,180)
Brigham Young University-Hawaii (about 117 miles; Laie, HI; FT enrollment: 2,381)
Skyline College (about 2345 miles; San Bruno, CA; FT enrollment: 2,853)
Notable locations in Wailea-Makena: Maui Radio Range Station (A), Makena Golf Course (B), Wahea Golf Course (C), American Medical Response Station Medic 14 Wailea (D), Wailea Fire Station (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Wailea-Makena include: Po‘olenalena Beach Park (1), Ahihi-Kinau Natural Area Reserve (2), Maluaka Beach Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Beaches: Keawakapu Beach (A), Po‘olenalena Beach (B), Wailea Beach (C), Ulua Beach (D), Mōkapu Beach (E), Maluaka Beach (F), Oneuli Beach (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Kauai County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 12.8. This is significantly better than average.
City:
12.8
U.S.:
32.0
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2008 was 19.8. This is better than average.Closest monitor was 3.5 miles away from the city center.
City:
19.8
U.S.:
24.2
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 3.92. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 6.3 miles away from the city center.
City:
3.92
U.S.:
9.59
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 9.4%
(12.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 4.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 23.3% for other race residents, 3.6% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This place:
2.3 people
Hawaii:
2.9 people
Percentage of family households:
This place:
60.4%
Whole state:
71.2%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:
8.7%
Whole state:
5.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Religion statistics for Wailea-Makena (based on Kauai County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 52.32%
Here
52.3%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
LDS (Mormon) Church
United Church of Christ
Episcopal Church
Assemblies of God
Adherents
68.2%
8.7%
5.3%
3.8%
2.4%
Congregations
13.0%
7.8%
14.3%
6.5%
5.2%
Name
Missionary Church
Southern Baptist Convention
Salvation Army
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Other
Adherents
2.1%
1.8%
1.7%
1.4%
4.5%
Congregations
5.2%
5.2%
3.9%
2.6%
36.4%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 22
Kauai County:
3.51 / 10,000 pop.
Hawaii:
2.30 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
This county:
0.16 / 10,000 pop.
State:
0.09 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 16
Kauai County:
2.55 / 10,000 pop.
Hawaii:
1.57 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 6
Kauai County:
0.96 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.72 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 87
Here:
13.86 / 10,000 pop.
State:
9.00 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
9.2%
Hawaii:
8.1%
Adult obesity rate:
Kauai County:
20.4%
Hawaii:
20.8%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
7.6%
State:
9.2%
5.35% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,781 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.35%
Hawaii average:
6.39%
0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($958 average AGI)
Kauai County:
0.12%
Hawaii average:
0.70%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
#6 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Entertainers and performers, sports, and related workers (population 5,000+)"
#6 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Media and communication equipment workers (population 5,000+)"
#7 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Accommodation and food services (population 5,000+)"
#8 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Entertainers and performers, sports, and related workers (population 5,000+)"
#14 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest average wind speeds (population 5,000+)"
#15 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Accommodation and food services (population 5,000+)"
#16 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (population 5,000+)"
#24 on the list of "Top 100 cities with strongest arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services industries (pop. 5,000+)"
#25 on the list of "Top 100 cities with highest ratio of median house value to median household income (pop. 5,000+)"
#27 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of likely gay men couples (counted as self-reported male-male unmarried-partner households) (population 5,000+)"
#30 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Legal occupations: (population 5,000+)"
#31 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Legal occupations: (population 5,000+)"
#35 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Religious workers (population 5,000+)"
#36 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (population 5,000+)"
#37 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (population 5,000+)"
#40 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households) (population 5,000+)"
#42 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest wind speed differences during a year (population 5,000+)"
#43 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Real estate and rental and leasing (population 5,000+)"
#46 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Registered nurses (population 5,000+)"
#50 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Music stores (population 5,000+)"
#7 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
#73 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Kerry (Democrat) in the 2004 Presidential Election, pop. 50,000+"
#94 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the best general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"