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Property management companies in the Kahului-Wailuku, HI metro area
How the Kahului-Wailuku, HI metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for property management companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #370 of 374 scored metro areas
#2 of 2 scored metro areas based in Hawaii
- Listings
- 44
- 1 chain location (2%)
- Official establishments
- 57
- +5.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.1B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $19,726 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 45
- 55% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.9
- 2.6 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 160,674
- −2.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for property management companies in the Kahului-Wailuku metro area is 22 (low), #370 of 374 scored metro areas and #2 of 2 scored metro areas based in Hawaii. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 44 property management companies in the Kahului-Wailuku metro area. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.9, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 3.0.
Households in the Kahului-Wailuku metro area spend about $1.1B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $19,726 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 55% below the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money property management companies take in.
Official counts show 57 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in the Kahului-Wailuku metro area in 2023, up 5.6% from 2019. That is one for every 980 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Kahului-Wailuku metro area declined 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Kahului-Wailuku metro area compares
The same measures for Hawaii and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.
| Measure | Kahului-Wailuku metro area | Hawaii | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.9 | 4.6 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 45 | 78 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 980 | 1,331 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.6% | +4.2% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.5% | −1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $19,726 | $19,850 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $97,109 | $100,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 28 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 57+5.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 621
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $32M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 441 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in the Kahului-Wailuku metro area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in the Kahului-Wailuku metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 160,674−2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 55,881
- Median age
- 43.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,174 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 140
- Median household income
- $97,109+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $131,604
- Median home value
- $904,700
- Jobs located here
- 75,580
- Daytime population
- 133,418Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Hawaii
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Urban Honolulu, HI | 38 | 140 | 4.1 | 88 | −2.3% | #284 of 374 |
| 2Kahului-Wailuku, HI | 22 | 44 | 7.9 | 45 | −2.5% | #370 of 374 |
Other business types in the Kahului-Wailuku metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
- Real estate22
- Real estate agents and brokers24
- Property management22
- Mortgage brokers and lenders28
- Home inspectors32
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in the Kahului-Wailuku, HI metro area?
There are 44 property management companies on map listings in the Kahului-Wailuku metro area as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 57 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 5.6% from 2019.
How much do households in the Kahului-Wailuku, HI metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.1B a year, or $19,726 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 44 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 55% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money property management companies take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 55,881 households in the Kahului-Wailuku metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Kahului-Wailuku, HI metro area compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
The Kahului-Wailuku metro area has 7.9 property management companies per 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 45, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, the Kahului-Wailuku metro area would have about 20, against 44 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 980 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the Kahului-Wailuku, HI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Kahului-Wailuku metro area at 160,674 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 55,881 households. The median household income in the Kahului-Wailuku metro area is $97,109 a year, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.0% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Kahului-Wailuku metro area scores 22 for property management companies (low), #370 of 374 scored metro areas.
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