Ancestry in Kula, Hawaii (Unincorporated Place)

European and African Ancestry#1

Self-reported anscestry as a percentage of the total population; more than one answer per person permitted.
Scope: population of Hawaii and Kula
Kula
Hawaii
0%20%40%60%CountOther1Unclassified2EnglishGermanIrishPortugueseScottishItalianHungarianPolishAmericanEuropeanFrenchGreekScotch-IrishDanishAustrianWelshNorwegianDutch42.942943%73.808370%42.942943%42.9%3,14614.591865%9.337237%14.591865%14.6%1,06911.984712%3.910735%11.984712%12.0%8789.459459%5.905255%9.459459%9.5%6937.944308%4.461569%7.944308%7.9%5827.725908%3.440258%7.725908%7.7%5666.961507%1.088512%6.961507%7.0%5103.644554%2.167970%3.644554%3.6%2672.129402%0.207191%2.129402%2.1%1562.033852%0.875733%2.033852%2.0%1492.020202%1.441635%2.020202%2.0%1481.883702%0.868093%1.883702%1.9%1381.801802%1.272642%1.801802%1.8%1321.692602%0.176844%1.692602%1.7%1241.651652%0.485119%1.651652%1.7%1211.337701%0.267884%1.337701%1.3%981.146601%0.112827%1.146601%1.1%840.887251%0.259324%0.887251%0.9%650.832651%0.760006%0.832651%0.8%610.627901%0.621289%0.627901%0.6%46
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
1includes Hispanics and Asians 2and unreported

Hispanic Ancestry#2

Self-reported Hispanic anscestry as a percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of Hawaii and Kula
Kula
Hawaii
0%20%40%Count%Puerto RicanOther HispanicSpaniardMexicanCubanCentral AmericanPanamanianSpanish55.479452%34.335493%55.479452%55.5%1622.211%2.21%22.602740%27.746480%22.602740%22.6%660.901%0.90%13.698630%8.864321%13.698630%13.7%400.546%0.55%11.643836%29.744689%11.643836%11.6%340.464%0.46%5.479452%1.554006%5.479452%5.5%160.218%0.22%4.794521%2.743483%4.794521%4.8%140.191%0.19%4.794521%0.402603%4.794521%4.8%140.191%0.19%4.794521%15.207965%4.794521%4.8%140.191%0.19%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Asian Ancestry#3

Self-reported Asian anscestry as a percentage of the Asian population.
Scope: population of Hawaii and Kula
Kula
Hawaii
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count%JapaneseChineseFilipinoMixedThai62.219959%33.868726%62.219959%62.2%6118.340%8.34%14.358452%10.169104%14.358452%14.4%1411.925%1.92%10.692464%38.953743%10.692464%10.7%1051.433%1.43%10.081466%8.512867%10.081466%10.1%991.351%1.35%2.647658%0.358789%2.647658%2.6%260.355%0.35%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Map of Ancestry by Tract in Kula

English Ancestry by Tract#4

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
6.7%7.4%8.0%8.6%9.3%9.9%

German Ancestry by Tract#5

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
7.84%8.23%8.62%9.01%9.40%9.80%

Irish Ancestry by Tract#6

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
3.5%4.4%5.1%5.9%6.7%7.5%

Portuguese Ancestry by Tract#7

Percentage of the population reporting 'Portuguese' ancestry (%):
7.4%8.1%8.8%9.5%10.1%10.8%

Scottish Ancestry by Tract#8

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
1.6%2.3%2.9%3.6%4.2%4.9%

Italian Ancestry by Tract#9

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
1.02%1.45%1.87%2.30%2.72%3.15%

Hungarian Ancestry by Tract#10

Percentage of the population reporting 'Hungarian' ancestry (%):
0.60%0.70%0.80%0.91%1.01%1.11%

Polish Ancestry by Tract#11

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
0.23%0.55%0.87%1.18%1.50%1.82%

American Ancestry by Tract#12

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
0.26%0.57%0.88%1.18%1.49%1.80%

European Ancestry by Tract#13

Percentage of the population reporting 'European' ancestry (%):
0.26%0.56%0.85%1.14%1.43%1.73%

French Ancestry by Tract#14

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
2.07%2.53%2.98%3.44%3.89%4.35%

Greek Ancestry by Tract#15

Percentage of the population reporting 'Greek' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.26%0.52%0.79%1.05%1.32%

Scotch-Irish Ancestry by Tract#16

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scotch-Irish' ancestry (%):
0.11%0.49%0.88%1.26%1.65%2.03%

Danish Ancestry by Tract#17

Percentage of the population reporting 'Danish' ancestry (%):
1.012%1.051%1.089%1.128%1.166%1.205%

Austrian Ancestry by Tract#18

Percentage of the population reporting 'Austrian' ancestry (%):
0.31%0.40%0.47%0.55%0.63%0.72%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by Tract#19

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
4.31%4.43%4.55%4.67%4.79%4.91%

Spaniard Ancestry by Tract#20

Percentage of the population reporting ' Spaniard' ancestry (%):
0.71%0.90%1.07%1.25%1.42%1.61%

Mexican Ancestry by Tract#21

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
0.40%0.55%0.70%0.85%1.00%1.16%

Cuban Ancestry by Tract#22

Percentage of the population reporting ' Cuban' ancestry (%):
0.000%0.034%0.068%0.101%0.135%0.170%

Central American Ancestry by Tract#23

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.147%0.169%0.191%0.213%0.234%0.256%

Japanese Ancestry by Tract#24

Percentage of the population reporting 'Japanese' ancestry (%):
7.1%8.6%10.1%11.6%13.1%14.6%

Chinese Ancestry by Tract#25

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
0.85%1.06%1.27%1.48%1.68%1.90%

Filipino Ancestry by Tract#26

Percentage of the population reporting 'Filipino' ancestry (%):
1.3%2.6%3.9%5.1%6.4%7.7%

Mixed Ancestry by Tract#27

Percentage of the population reporting 'Mixed' ancestry (%):
0.95%1.22%1.49%1.76%2.03%2.31%

Thai Ancestry by Tract#28

Percentage of the population reporting 'Thai' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.05%0.11%0.16%0.22%0.28%
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Ancestry by Place in the Kahului Area

There are 30 places in the Kahului Area. This section compares Kula to all of the places in the Kahului Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Kula.

English Ancestry by Place#29

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Kula, selected other places in the Kahului Area, and entities that contain Kula
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#ManeleOlowaluMaalaeaKapaluaMakenaLauniupokoOlindaKulaKaanapaliWaileaMahinahinaHanaMakawaoHaiku-PauwelaNapili-HonokowaiKeokeaPaiaWestUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPacificWaikapuKiheiPukalaniKahului, Wailuku, and Lahaina Metro AreaKahului AreaMaui CountyMauiKaunakakaiHawaiiHawaii Department of EducationHawaiiHaliimaileLanai CityWailukuUalapueLahainaWaihee-WaiehuKualapuuKahuluiMaunaloa55.555556%55.555556%55.6%5126.605505%26.605505%26.6%29220.058997%20.058997%20.1%68315.483871%15.483871%15.5%48415.000000%15.000000%15.0%18512.742981%12.742981%12.7%59612.568306%12.568306%12.6%138711.984712%11.984712%12.0%878811.329588%11.329588%11.3%121910.474884%10.474884%10.5%6111010.088692%10.088692%10.1%91119.634255%9.634255%9.6%108129.556743%9.556743%9.6%608139.042834%9.042834%9.0%684148.488915%8.488915%8.5%582158.213756%8.213756%8.2%166168.124019%8.124019%8.1%207178.081460%8.081460%8.1%6,065,9596.07M7.667869%7.667869%7.7%24,426,62324.4M6.680149%6.680149%6.7%3,464,3353.46M5.664421%5.664421%5.7%185185.445274%5.445274%5.4%1,196195.352856%5.352856%5.4%446205.157278%5.157278%5.2%8,3835.156473%5.156473%5.2%8,3773.968892%3.968892%4.0%148213.910735%3.910735%3.9%55,28555.3k3.910735%3.910735%3.9%55,28555.3k3.604436%3.604436%3.6%39223.192107%3.192107%3.2%110232.942085%2.942085%2.9%476242.582160%2.582160%2.6%11252.327416%2.327416%2.3%295261.972322%1.972322%2.0%181270.965251%0.965251%1.0%20280.845379%0.845379%0.8%255290.435730%0.435730%0.4%230
Count number of people reporting 'English' ancestry
# rank of place out of 30 by percentage reporting 'English' anscestry

Ancestry by Place in Hawaii

There are 151 places in Hawaii. This section compares Kula to the 50 most populous places in Hawaii and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Kula. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 5,987.

English Ancestry by Place#54

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Kula, selected other places in Hawaii, and entities that contain Kula
0%5%10%Count#KulaMakawaoKalaoaHaiku-PauwelaWaikoloa VillageWaikoloa VlgNapili-HonokowaiWailua HomesteadsWestKailuaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesKapaaKaneohe StationHolualoaPacificEast HonoluluSchofield BarracksOcean PointeKailuaKiheiHickam HousingPukalaniKahului, Wailuku, and Lahaina Metro AreaKahului AreaMaui CountyMauiHawaiian Paradise ParkHawaiian Paradise …WaimeaHawaiiHawaii Department of EducationHawaiiMililani MaukaAhuimanuWaimaluAieaKaneoheEwa GentryMililani TownWailukuWaikeleUrban HonoluluHiloMakakiloLihueWahiawaLahainaWaipioMakahaPearl CityNanakuliWaihee-WaiehuHalawaKapoleiMailiEwa BeachWaianaeWaimanaloKahuluiRoyal KuniaWaipahuEwa Villages11.984712%11.984712%12.0%87819.556743%9.556743%9.6%60829.403465%9.403465%9.4%1,05339.042834%9.042834%9.0%68448.645900%8.645900%8.6%54458.488915%8.488915%8.5%58268.368131%8.368131%8.4%50178.081460%8.081460%8.1%6,065,9596.07M8.030846%8.030846%8.0%3,09387.667869%7.667869%7.7%24,426,62324.4M7.560681%7.560681%7.6%81397.550578%7.550578%7.6%836107.310096%7.310096%7.3%690116.680149%6.680149%6.7%3,464,3353.46M5.880268%5.880268%5.9%2,820125.764879%5.764879%5.8%1,172135.532019%5.532019%5.5%679145.471102%5.471102%5.5%745155.445274%5.445274%5.4%1,196165.438910%5.438910%5.4%487175.352856%5.352856%5.4%446185.157278%5.157278%5.2%8,3835.156473%5.156473%5.2%8,3774.818868%4.818868%4.8%568193.964717%3.964717%4.0%427203.910735%3.910735%3.9%55,28555.3k3.910735%3.910735%3.9%55,28555.3k3.759472%3.759472%3.8%764213.669394%3.669394%3.7%305223.227482%3.227482%3.2%435233.168647%3.168647%3.2%304243.082846%3.082846%3.1%1,081253.077521%3.077521%3.1%713262.983134%2.983134%3.0%849272.942085%2.942085%2.9%476282.941946%2.941946%2.9%225292.853857%2.853857%2.9%9,977302.588912%2.588912%2.6%1,180312.554906%2.554906%2.6%520322.362424%2.362424%2.4%170332.350814%2.350814%2.4%416342.327416%2.327416%2.3%295352.224338%2.224338%2.2%257362.149093%2.149093%2.1%192372.059652%2.059652%2.1%973382.059459%2.059459%2.1%248391.972322%1.972322%2.0%181401.923210%1.923210%1.9%278411.869208%1.869208%1.9%359421.800291%1.800291%1.8%161431.543027%1.543027%1.5%234440.953374%0.953374%1.0%128450.873571%0.873571%0.9%55460.845379%0.845379%0.8%255470.422906%0.422906%0.4%61480.194758%0.194758%0.2%81490.184989%0.184989%0.2%1450
Count number of people reporting 'English' ancestry
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage reporting 'English' anscestry

Ancestry by Place in the West

There are 5,635 places in the West. This section compares Kula to the 50 most populous places in the West and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Kula. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 180,303.

English Ancestry by Place#79

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Kula, selected other places in the West, and entities that contain Kula
0%5%10%15%Count#Boise CitySalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityKulaGilbertPortlandSpokaneSeattleScottsdaleMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsHuntington BeachHuntington BchHendersonRenoAnchorageSanta ClaritaWestTacomaChandlerDenverUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPacificGlendaleModestoTucsonAuroraAlbuquerqueSan DiegoPhoenixLas VegasKahului, Wailuku, and Lahaina Metro AreaKahului AreaMaui CountyMauiSan FranciscoIrvineSacramentoRiversideParadiseSpring ValleyBakersfieldLong BeachOaklandFresnoSan JoseHawaiiHawaii Department of EducationHawaiiNorth Las VegasN Las VegasSunrise ManorFremontAnaheimGlendaleStocktonLos AngelesUrban HonoluluChula VistaMoreno ValleyOxnardSan BernardinoFontanaSanta Ana17.114283%17.114283%17.1%37,42537.4k115.438818%15.438818%15.4%29,55729.6k211.984712%11.984712%12.0%87811.084856%11.084856%11.1%25,14425.1k310.908669%10.908669%10.9%67,69867.7k410.731429%10.731429%10.7%22,75922.8k510.662347%10.662347%10.7%71,31571.3k610.566110%10.566110%10.6%24,77724.8k710.176084%10.176084%10.2%47,87447.9k810.112778%10.112778%10.1%45,38245.4k99.460357%9.460357%9.5%18,80018.8k108.894383%8.894383%8.9%24,71524.7k118.551752%8.551752%8.6%20,27820.3k128.447453%8.447453%8.4%25,28525.3k138.181783%8.181783%8.2%14,75214.8k148.081460%8.081460%8.1%6,065,9596.07M8.076283%8.076283%8.1%16,60516.6k157.966762%7.966762%8.0%19,29019.3k167.903628%7.903628%7.9%52,42552.4k177.667869%7.667869%7.7%24,426,62324.4M6.680149%6.680149%6.7%3,464,3353.46M6.535719%6.535719%6.5%15,68215.7k186.531039%6.531039%6.5%13,61813.6k196.488989%6.488989%6.5%34,23534.2k206.418687%6.418687%6.4%22,53822.5k216.224915%6.224915%6.2%34,66434.7k225.888514%5.888514%5.9%80,95681.0k235.691483%5.691483%5.7%88,52188.5k245.560456%5.560456%5.6%34,10234.1k255.157278%5.157278%5.2%8,3835.156473%5.156473%5.2%8,3775.147116%5.147116%5.1%43,76543.8k265.125672%5.125672%5.1%12,66012.7k274.997833%4.997833%5.0%24,21624.2k284.847840%4.847840%4.8%15,44915.4k294.835283%4.835283%4.8%11,10511.1k304.633879%4.633879%4.6%8,835314.619173%4.619173%4.6%16,97817.0k324.329354%4.329354%4.3%20,33920.3k334.083099%4.083099%4.1%16,82416.8k344.030502%4.030502%4.0%20,70920.7k353.911279%3.911279%3.9%39,47939.5k363.910735%3.910735%3.9%55,28555.3k3.910735%3.910735%3.9%55,28555.3k3.868753%3.868753%3.9%8,915373.775541%3.775541%3.8%7,282383.651057%3.651057%3.7%8,322393.540902%3.540902%3.5%12,27912.3k403.505900%3.505900%3.5%6,938413.405619%3.405619%3.4%10,26610.3k423.022630%3.022630%3.0%118,453118k432.853857%2.853857%2.9%9,977442.564870%2.564870%2.6%6,684452.456684%2.456684%2.5%4,964461.987282%1.987282%2.0%4,069471.728485%1.728485%1.7%3,709481.611866%1.611866%1.6%3,308491.135175%1.135175%1.1%3,78750
Count number of people reporting 'English' ancestry
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage reporting 'English' anscestry

Ancestry by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Kula to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Kula. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

English Ancestry by Place#104

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Kula, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Kula
0%5%10%Count#KulaPortlandSeattleMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsVirginia BeachVirginia BchRaleighLouisvilleWestTulsaDenverNashville-DavidsonAustinUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesKansas CityWichitaJacksonvilleAtlantaCharlotteOklahoma CityOmahaPacificTucsonColumbusIndianapolisAlbuquerqueFort WorthSan DiegoArlingtonPhoenixMinneapolisLas VegasKahului, Wailuku, and Lahaina Metro AreaKahului AreaMaui CountyMauiSan FranciscoWashingtonSacramentoDallasBostonLong BeachMemphisOaklandFresnoSan JoseHawaiiHawaii Department of EducationHawaiiHoustonSan AntonioBaltimoreLos AngelesClevelandPhiladelphiaChicagoMilwaukeeNew YorkEl PasoMiamiDetroit11.984712%11.984712%12.0%87810.908669%10.908669%10.9%67,69867.7k110.662347%10.662347%10.7%71,31571.3k210.176084%10.176084%10.2%47,87447.9k310.112778%10.112778%10.1%45,38245.4k49.358664%9.358664%9.4%42,08942.1k59.169639%9.169639%9.2%40,46840.5k68.438077%8.438077%8.4%51,60551.6k78.081460%8.081460%8.1%6,065,9596.07M7.910609%7.910609%7.9%31,63531.6k87.903628%7.903628%7.9%52,42552.4k97.742349%7.742349%7.7%49,84349.8k107.725669%7.725669%7.7%70,13270.1k117.667869%7.667869%7.7%24,426,62324.4M7.530412%7.530412%7.5%35,52635.5k127.482353%7.482353%7.5%29,03429.0k137.316347%7.316347%7.3%62,67362.7k147.113621%7.113621%7.1%32,46532.5k157.039269%7.039269%7.0%56,93656.9k166.841125%6.841125%6.8%42,41642.4k176.701168%6.701168%6.7%29,69129.7k186.680149%6.680149%6.7%3,464,3353.46M6.488989%6.488989%6.5%34,23534.2k196.472824%6.472824%6.5%54,18054.2k206.289197%6.289197%6.3%53,24953.2k216.224915%6.224915%6.2%34,66434.7k225.905776%5.905776%5.9%48,18748.2k235.888514%5.888514%5.9%80,95681.0k245.805173%5.805173%5.8%22,28622.3k255.691483%5.691483%5.7%88,52188.5k265.674747%5.674747%5.7%22,96423.0k275.560456%5.560456%5.6%34,10234.1k285.157278%5.157278%5.2%8,3835.156473%5.156473%5.2%8,3775.147116%5.147116%5.1%43,76543.8k295.101144%5.101144%5.1%33,61733.6k304.997833%4.997833%5.0%24,21624.2k314.913202%4.913202%4.9%62,81262.8k324.539261%4.539261%4.5%29,88129.9k334.329354%4.329354%4.3%20,33920.3k344.128491%4.128491%4.1%27,07727.1k354.083099%4.083099%4.1%16,82416.8k364.030502%4.030502%4.0%20,70920.7k373.911279%3.911279%3.9%39,47939.5k383.910735%3.910735%3.9%55,28555.3k3.910735%3.910735%3.9%55,28555.3k3.869396%3.869396%3.9%86,69786.7k393.842616%3.842616%3.8%55,30955.3k403.236554%3.236554%3.2%20,09920.1k413.022630%3.022630%3.0%118,453118k423.018771%3.018771%3.0%11,74811.7k432.542857%2.542857%2.5%39,66739.7k442.297185%2.297185%2.3%62,34662.3k452.174981%2.174981%2.2%13,02113.0k461.659745%1.659745%1.7%140,447140k471.654136%1.654136%1.7%11,21611.2k480.995557%0.995557%1.0%4,307490.695742%0.695742%0.7%4,75550
Count number of people reporting 'English' ancestry
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage reporting 'English' anscestry

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of Kula. Respondents were not limited to one ancestry, so if a person reported both English and German, then they would be counted in both categories. Consequently, the sum of the counts over all the ancestries most often exceeds the total population of the entity. Asian and Hispanic ancestry is reported separately from European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African ancestry. A full list of all possible categories is as follows:

  • European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African Ancestries: Afghan, Albanian, Alsatian, American, Arab, Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, Palestinian, Syrian, Arab, Other Arab, Armenian, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac, Australian, Austrian, Basque, Belgian, Brazilian, British, Bulgarian, Cajun, Canadian, Carpatho Rusyn, Celtic, Croatian, Cypriot, Czech, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, Eastern European, English, Estonian, European, Finnish, French, French Canadian, German, German Russian, Greek, Guyanese, Hungarian, Icelander, Iranian, Irish, Israeli, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxemburger, Macedonian, Maltese, New Zealander, Northern European, Norwegian, Pennsylvania German, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, Serbian, Slavic, Slovak, Slovene, Soviet Union, Subsaharan African, Cape Verdean, Ethiopian, Ghanaian, Kenyan, Liberian, Nigerian, Senegalese, Sierra Leonean, Somali, South African, Sudanese, Ugandan, Zimbabwean, African, Other, Swedish, Swiss, Turkish, Ukrainian, Welsh, West Indian, Bahamian, Barbadian, Belizean, Bermudan, British West Indian, Dutch West Indian, Haitian, Jamaican, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, U.S. Virgin Islander, West Indian, Other West Indian, Yugoslavian, Other, and Unclassified
  • Asian Ancestries: Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Mongolian, Nepalese, Okinawan, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Other, Not Specified, and Mixed
  • Hispanic Ancestries: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American, Costa Rican, Guatemalan, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Panamanian, Salvadoran, Other Central American, South American, Argentinean, Bolivian, Chilean, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Venezuelan, Other South American, Other Hispanic, Spaniard, Spanish, and Spanish American

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State:
Hawaii
County:
Maui
Metro Area:
Kahului Area
ZIP Codes:
96768, 96790
Unified School District:
Hawaii
Congressional District:
HI-2
State Senate District:
HI-7
State House District:
HI-12
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Keokea, Makawao, Olinda, Pukalani
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Haiku-Pauwela, Haliimaile, Kahului, Kihei, Maalaea, Makena, Paia, Waikapu, Wailea, Wailuku