Kauai County, Hawaii

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Kauai County, Hawaii is among the highest in the country for median home value (20th of 3,217 counties), and among the highest in the country for median gross rent (78th of 3,215 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Kauai County, Hawaii	Hawaii	United States	Rank
Total Population	73,731	1,445,235	334,922,499	762nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$97,668	$100,389	$80,734	188th of 3,221
Median Age	43.1	40.9	38.9	1176th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	30.1%	36.1%	35.7%	756th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$873,200	$839,100	$332,700	20th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,870	$1,971	$1,413	78th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.1%	10.0%	12.5%	2622nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.8%	4.9%	5.2%	2019th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	119.0	225.0	n/a	872nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	14.4%	17.9%	14.1%	201st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	82.4	n/a	n/a	53rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	68.6%	63.0%	65.2%	2433rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.4	26.2	26.4	2035th of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.6%	9.6%	15.1%	1592nd of 3,222
Uninsured	4.9%	n/a	n/a	3020th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	49.3%	49.7%	46.9%	1608th of 3,222
Broadband Access	92.3%	n/a	n/a	156th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Kauai County, Hawaii

Statistic	Kauai County, Hawaii	Hawaii	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	28.7%	20.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10.6%	9.9%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	1.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	30.0%	36.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	19.9%	21.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	9.5%	9.5%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	76.8	76.1	61.4

Age in Kauai County, Hawaii

Statistic	Kauai County, Hawaii	Hawaii	United States
Median Age	43.1	40.9	38.9
Under 18 %	21.2%	20.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.4%	8.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.3%	13.3%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.5%	13.3%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.2%	24.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	22.4%	20.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Kauai County, Hawaii

Statistic	Kauai County, Hawaii	Hawaii	United States
Households	23,632	492,453	129,227,496
Average Household Size	3.1	2.8	2.5
Family Households	68.8%	68.0%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.2%	30.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	19.5%	18.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	22.0%	25.0%	28.7%
Never Married	33.7%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Kauai County, Hawaii

Statistic	Kauai County, Hawaii	Hawaii	United States
Per Capita Income	$43,836	$46,005	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	10.5%	11.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.0%	13.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	21.1%	19.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	15.4%	18.5%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.1%	10.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	22.0%	22.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	11.3%	11.4%	n/a

Housing in Kauai County, Hawaii

Statistic	Kauai County, Hawaii	Hawaii	United States
Housing Units	30,471	567,896	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	69.3%	53.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	17.4%	30.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	22.4%	13.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,983.0	1,980.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	31.4%	37.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.0%	33.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,866	$2,239	n/a

Education in Kauai County, Hawaii

Statistic	Kauai County, Hawaii	Hawaii	United States
Less than High School	6.9%	6.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	29.2%	26.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	33.8%	30.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	19.7%	22.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	10.4%	13.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Kauai County, Hawaii

Statistic	Kauai County, Hawaii	Hawaii	United States
Labour Force Participation	64.3%	63.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	72.0%	65.2%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.4%	3.8%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.5%	4.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	30.6%	24.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.3%	8.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.0%	8.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Kauai County, Hawaii

Statistic	Kauai County, Hawaii	Hawaii	United States
Born in State of Residence	53.9%	53.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	8.1%	10.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	6.3%	7.0%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	81.7%	75.3%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.2%	2.0%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	20.7%	26.9%	16.7%

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