Living in Kīhei

In Kīhei, unemployment is 6.2% (2024).

Residents of Kīhei numbered 21,423 at the end of 2020. The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 2.9 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0724 sources

Population21,423people31 Dec 2020Official source · State of Hawaii, Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, Statewide GIS Program

Median gross salary3,551EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent1,889EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate6.24%country median 4.6% — 37% aboveOfficial source · api.census.gov

PM2.5, annual mean2.87µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Higher unemployment than 74% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than any other American city that publishes it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Kīhei?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹¹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹²Official · national market
Median monthly rent	1,889 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is Kīhei a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker27%strong on work, weak on safety · range 17–37%

Skilled employee36%strong on work, weak on safety · range 27–45%

Student33%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 22–44%

Family29%strong on family, weak on safety · range 18–40%

Retirement33%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 20–46%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

18.4% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 3,937 of 21,423 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Kīhei is 6.2%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Kīhei 6.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	3,551 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	6.24 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	api.census.gov³Official

What does a salary buy in Kīhei?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€817of €2,788 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€2,788
Rentmedian gross rent, utilities included · US Census Bureau, ACS 2016–2020 5-year	− €1,889
Public transport passnot published for this city	—
Utilities, 85 m²included in the gross rent above	incl.
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish	€817

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Kīhei. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Kīhei. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	236.4 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁴Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Kīhei when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Kīhei's nearest airport was OGG, 15 km away and offered 21 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	21 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁵Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	15 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	OGG	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Kīhei. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Kīhei.

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Climate and air quality

Kīhei's monthly mean temperatures were 15.9°C in January and 19.2°C in July. Kīhei's monthly precipitation totalled 77.3 mm in January and 23.7 mm in July. The highest PM2.5 measurement was 8.8 µg/m³.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.52.9WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Kīhei is 2.9 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Kīhei 2.9

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	2.87 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 20.1 · Feb 20 · Mar 20.4 · Apr 21.2 · May 21.9 · Jun 22.9 · Jul 23.8 · Aug 24.3 · Sep 23.9 · Oct 23.4 · Nov 22.2 · Dec 20.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 11.7 · Feb 11.6 · Mar 11.9 · Apr 12.5 · May 13.3 · Jun 13.9 · Jul 14.6 · Aug 14.9 · Sep 14.9 · Oct 14.6 · Nov 13.7 · Dec 12.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 15.9 · Feb 15.8 · Mar 16.1 · Apr 16.9 · May 17.6 · Jun 18.4 · Jul 19.2 · Aug 19.6 · Sep 19.4 · Oct 19 · Nov 17.9 · Dec 16.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 77.3 · Feb 68.9 · Mar 90.8 · Apr 35 · May 37.7 · Jun 19.6 · Jul 23.7 · Aug 36.8 · Sep 34.5 · Oct 46.5 · Nov 46.8 · Dec 66.7 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	8.8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	2.8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Annual precipitation	584.3 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Maximum July temperature	23.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average annual temperature	17.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Minimum January temperature	11.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Downey ±2.0 °C. Elsewhere: Cascais (Portugal) ±2.6 °C, Sintra (Portugal) ±2.6 °C, Leiria (Portugal) ±3.0 °C, Almada (Portugal) ±2.6 °C, Amadora (Portugal) ±2.6 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport81.6%
Foreign residents18.4%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Foreign-resident share	18.25 %	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Foreign residents	3,937 people	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Population	21,423 people	31 Dec 2020	State of Hawaii, Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, Statewide GIS Program⁷Official

Alternatives for people set on Kīhei

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Wailuku as a Kīhei alternative in the same region

15 km away, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Foreign residents cannot be compared like for like.

Median gross pay, city: €4,342 Wailuku vs €3,551 Kīhei+22%
Annual PM2.5: 4.0 µg/m³ Wailuku vs 2.9 µg/m³ Kīhei+40%
Foreign residents: 12.7% (2024) Wailuku vs 18.3% (2020) Kīheino percentage
Residents: 17,697 Wailuku vs 21,423 Kīhei−17%

Full comparison More about Wailuku

North Bethesda as a Kīhei alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 7678 km, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Foreign residents cannot be compared like for like.

Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €3,551 Kīhei+72%
Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 2.9 µg/m³ Kīhei+105%
Foreign residents: 34.1% (2024) North Bethesda vs 18.3% (2020) Kīheino percentage

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Kīhei

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Wailea 7.9 km away

Rent: 2,360 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,034 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Wailea-Makena 7.9 km away

Rent: 2,360 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,034 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Kula 13.5 km away

Rent: 2,070 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,958 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Kahului 13.7 km away

Rent: 1,375 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,510 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Pukalani 14.8 km away

Rent: 1,486 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,675 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Wailuku 15.4 km away

Rent: 1,628 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,342 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Makawao 18.0 km away

Rent: 1,763 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,777 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Waihee-Waiehu 18.5 km away

Rent: 2,024 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,378 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Kapolei21,411 residents Pascagoula21,409 residents Cudahy21,445 residents Rocky River21,397 residents South Burlington21,394 residents Mountain House21,387 residents

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Kīhei in rankings

#2 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in United States #7 of 30 in Cities with the lowest annual PM2.5

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the unemployment rate in Kīhei?

The unemployment rate is 6.24 %. Source: api.census.gov.

Is the air quality good in Kīhei?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 2.87 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is within the WHO guideline. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How many people live in Kīhei?

The published population is 21,423 people. Source: State of Hawaii, Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, Statewide GIS Program.

How many foreign residents live in Kīhei?

3,937 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables.

Is Kīhei a good place to live?

Kīhei may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Kīhei?

Wailea, Wailea-Makena, Kula, Kahului, Pukalani are near Kīhei. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  title = {Kīhei, United States: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables api.census.gov · checked 2026-10-04
ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
api.census.gov api.census.gov · checked 2026-08-26
Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-10-04
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
State of Hawaii, Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, Statewide GIS Program geodata.hawaii.gov · checked 2026-08-05
U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb Places (layer 4 incorporated places, layer 5 CDPs; identical query) tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-09-11
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey api.census.gov · checked 2026-08-07
U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-08-05

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Verizon 300 Mbps home internet verizon.com · checked 2026-09-15
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