Ma'ili, Hawai'i
Encyclopedia
Māili is a town and census-designated place
(CDP) in the Waianae District on the Island of Oahu
, City & County of Honolulu
, Hawaii
. In Hawaiian
, māili means "pebbly" referring to rounded stones at the shore. As of the 2000 Census, the CDP population was 5,943.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the CDP has a total area of 2 square miles (5.2 km²), of which, 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²) of it is land and 1.1 square miles (2.8 km²) of it (53.43%) is water.
of 2000, there were 5,943 people, 1,359 households, and 1,178 families residing in the CDP. The population density
was 6,241.5 people per square mile (2,415.4/km²). There were 1,502 housing units at an average density of 1,577.5 per square mile (610.4/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 11.07% White, 0.91% African American, 0.24% Native American, 22.56% Asian, 23.89% Pacific Islander, 1.09% from other races
, and 40.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.67% of the population.
There were 1,359 households out of which 42.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were married couples
living together, 19.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.3% were non-families. 9.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.22 and the average family size was 4.35.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 35.0% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 103.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.3 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $45,786, and the median income for a family was $48,068. Males had a median income of $33,229 versus $21,211 for females. The per capita income
for the CDP was $13,185. About 19.3% of families and 21.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.3% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.
Census-designated place
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(CDP) in the Waianae District on the Island of Oahu
Oahu
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, City & County of Honolulu
Honolulu County, Hawaii
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, Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
. In Hawaiian
Hawaiian language
The Hawaiian language is a Polynesian language that takes its name from Hawaii, the largest island in the tropical North Pacific archipelago where it developed. Hawaiian, along with English, is an official language of the state of Hawaii...
, māili means "pebbly" referring to rounded stones at the shore. As of the 2000 Census, the CDP population was 5,943.
Geography
Māili is located at 21°25′6"N 158°10′43"W (21.418333, -158.178736).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 2 square miles (5.2 km²), of which, 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²) of it is land and 1.1 square miles (2.8 km²) of it (53.43%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 5,943 people, 1,359 households, and 1,178 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density
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was 6,241.5 people per square mile (2,415.4/km²). There were 1,502 housing units at an average density of 1,577.5 per square mile (610.4/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 11.07% White, 0.91% African American, 0.24% Native American, 22.56% Asian, 23.89% Pacific Islander, 1.09% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 40.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.67% of the population.
There were 1,359 households out of which 42.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 19.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.3% were non-families. 9.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.22 and the average family size was 4.35.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 35.0% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 103.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.3 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $45,786, and the median income for a family was $48,068. Males had a median income of $33,229 versus $21,211 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the CDP was $13,185. About 19.3% of families and 21.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.3% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.