Wailea-Makena was a

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(CDP) in

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, United States, during the 2000 census, at which time its population was 5,671. The area was split into two CDPs,

Wailea Wailea is a census-designated place (CDP) in Maui County, Hawaii, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 6,027. Prior to 2010, the area was part of the Wailea-Makena census-designated place. The community was developed in 1 ...

and Makena, for the 2010 census.

Geography

Wailea-Makena was located at (20.690104, -156.439108). According to the

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, the CDP had a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (15.62%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 5,671 people, 2,520 households, and 1,522 families residing in the CDP. The

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is 250.6 people per square mile (96.8/km²). There were 5,099 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 75.70%

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, 0.79%

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, 0.51% Native American, 10.53% Asian, 2.10%

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, 1.02% from

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, and 9.35% from two or more races.

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of any race were 5.01% of the population. There were 2,520 households, out of which 20.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.6% were non-families. 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.68. In the CDP the population was spread out, with 16.7% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 34.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.9 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $56,806, and the median income for a family was $66,923. Males had a median income of $36,788 versus $30,884 for females. The

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for the CDP was $35,342. About 5.8% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the

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, including 7.3% of those under the age of 18 and 8.8% of those 65 and older.

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