Kauai County, HI

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2024 Population
73,731
US Senator
Brian Schatz
Democratic Party
US Senator
Mazie Hirono
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
43.1
0.937% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
9.09%
3.24% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$97,668
4.33% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$873,200
6.76% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
36,757
2.65% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Kauai County, HI reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

93.7% of the residents in Kauai County, HI are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Kauai County, HI are Kauai Community College (331 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Kauai County, HI was $873,200, and the homeownership rate was 68.6%.

Most people in Kauai County, HI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Kauai County, HI was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Kauai County, HI is home to a population of 73.7k people, from which 93.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 14% of Kauai County, HI residents were born outside of the country (10.3k people).

In 2024, there were 1.05 times more Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents (22.1k people) in Kauai County, HI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 21.2k White (Non-Hispanic) and 14.3k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.7%
2024 Citizenship
93.3%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 93.7% of Kauai County, HI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Kauai County, HI was 93.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Kauai County, HI
  1. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    22.1k ± 1.14k
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    21.2k ± 179
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    14.3k ± 1.2k
10.6%
Hispanic Population
7.8k people

In 2024, there were 1.05 times more Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents (22.1k people) in Kauai County, HI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 21.2k White (Non-Hispanic) and 14.3k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

10.6% of the people in Kauai County, HI are hispanic (7.8k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Kauai County, HI as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Hawaii.
Most Common Origin
  1. Philippines
    116,461 ± 8,034 people
  2. Japan
    24,308 ± 3,795 people
  3. China
    20,348 ± 3,477 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Hawaii was Philippines, the natal country of 116,461 Hawaii residents, followed by Japan with 24,308 and China with 20,348.

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Foreign-Born Population

14%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
10.3k people
13.7%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
10.1k people

As of 2024, 14% of Kauai County, HI residents (10.3k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Kauai County, HI was 13.7%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,478 ± 204
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    774 ± 168
  3. Korea
    381 ± 178

Kauai County, HI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.91 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Kauai County, HI employs 36.8k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Kauai County, HI were Accommodation & Food Services (5,892 people), Retail Trade (4,129 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (3,503 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($120,859), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($67,520), and Construction ($67,218).

Employment

Occupations

36.8k
2024 Value
± 1,534
2.65%
1 Year growth
± 5.66%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kauai County, HI grew at a rate of 2.65%, from 35.8k employees to 36.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Kauai County, HI, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (4,005 people), Sales & Related Occupations (3,771 people), and Management Occupations (3,643 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Kauai County, HI.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Hawaii (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

36.8k
2024 Value
± 1,534
2.65%
1 Year growth
± 5.66%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kauai County, HI grew at a rate of 2.65%, from 35.8k employees to 36.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kauai County, HI, are Accommodation & Food Services (5,892 people), Retail Trade (4,129 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (3,503 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Kauai County, HI, though some of these residents may live in Kauai County, HI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$53,650
Median earning men ± $3,750
$37,933
Median earning women ± $3,218

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($83,424), Construction ($66,964), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($65,274).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Construction ($80,132), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($51,591), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($50,960).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
3.99%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 634k people employed in Hawaii. This represents a 3.99% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 22.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Hawaii.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 180
    Retail Trade
  2. 150
    Construction
  3. 133
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

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The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $299k
    Accommodation and Food Services
  2. $198k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  3. $152k
    Retail Trade

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Hawaii went to Kamala Harris with 60.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (37.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.849%).

Brian Schatz and Mazie Hirono are the senators currently representing the state of Hawaii. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Hawaii is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Kauai County, HI. Showing the available data for Hawaii.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (60.6%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (37.5%)
    Republican Party
  3. Jill Stein (0.849%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Hawaii went to Kamala Harris with 60.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (37.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.849%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Hawaii for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Hawaii

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Brian Schatz
Senator from Hawaii3
Assumed office on December 26, 2012
Appointed to the seat following the death of Daniel Inouye.
Mazie Hirono
Senator from Hawaii1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Brian Schatz and Mazie Hirono are the senators currently representing Hawaii.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Hawaii over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Kauai County, HI awarded 331 degrees. The student population of Kauai County, HI in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 499 male students and 799 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Kauai County, HI are Two or More Races (114 and 34.8%), Asian (93 and 28.4%), White (60 and 18.3%), and Hispanic or Latino (42 and 12.8%).

The largest universities in Kauai County, HI by number of degrees awarded are Kauai Community College (331 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Kauai County, HI are Accounting Technology & Bookkeeping (77 and 23.3%), Liberal Arts & Sciences (68 and 20.5%), and High Performance & Custom Engine Technician (43 and 13%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 1,298 students enrolled in Kauai County, HI, 38.4% men and 61.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Two or More Races with 449 records, of which 61.9% were women and 38.1% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    68 degrees awarded
  2. General Business Administration & Management
    12 degrees awarded
  3. Registered Nursing
    12 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Kauai County, HI was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 68 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Kauai County, HI according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Kauai Community College
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
331 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Kauai Community College with 331 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 126 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Kauai County, HI, which is 0.615 times less than the 205 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Two or More Races students. These 114 degrees mean that there were 1.23 times more degrees awarded to Two or More Races students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Asian, with 93 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($3,144) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($108) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,350) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Kauai County, HI was $873,200 in 2024, which is 2.62 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $817,900 to $873,200, a 6.76% increase. The homeownership rate in Kauai County, HI is 68.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Kauai County, HI have an average commute time of 22.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Kauai County, HI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 25.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Kauai County, HI. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.8%.

Housing

Property

$873,200
Median Property Value 2024
±$15,373
$16,210
Median Property Taxes
±$893

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Kauai County, HI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Kauai County, HI compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

68.6%
Homeownership
2024
74.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 68.6% of the housing units in Kauai County, HI were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 67.3%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$97,668
Median Household Income
± $5,401
23.6k
Number of Households
± 1,066

In 2024, the median household income of the 23.6k households in Kauai County, HI grew to $97,668 from the previous year's value of $93,612.

The following chart displays the households in Kauai County, HI distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Kauai County, HI is from Hawaii.
0.433
2023 Wage GINI in Hawaii
0.434
2022 Wage GINI in Hawaii

In 2023, the income inequality in Hawaii was 0.433 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.162% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Hawaii was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Hawaii in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (72%)
  2. Carpooled (14.4%)
  3. Worked At Home (8.59%)

In 2024, 72% of workers in Kauai County, HI drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.4%) and those who worked at home (8.59%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

22.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Kauai County, HI have a shorter commute time (22.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.811% of the workforce in Kauai County, HI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Kauai County, HI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Kauai County, HI have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 25.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Kauai County, HI. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.8%.

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Poverty & Diversity

9.09% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kauai County, HI (6.63k out of 72.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 45 - 54, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Kauai County, HI is White, followed by Asian and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Children in Poverty

In 2025, 11.9% of the children was living in poverty in Kauai County, HI. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 5.8%.

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Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 235 in Kauai County, HI. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 113 per 100,000 population.

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Health

96% of the population of Kauai County, HI has health coverage, with 46.7% on employee plans, 19.4% on Medicaid, 15.6% on Medicare, 13.4% on non-group plans, and 0.956% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Kauai County, HI see 1,224 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,224 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1476 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 410 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,224 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Kauai County, HI

Primary care physicians in Kauai County, HI see an average of 1,224 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,224 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Kauai County, HI in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.6% under 18 years, 16.3% between 18 and 34 years, 38.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

3.96%
Uninsured
46.7%
Employer Coverage
19.4%
Medicaid
15.6%
Medicare
13.4%
Non-Group
0.956%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Kauai County, HI declined by 4.21% from 4.13% to 3.96%.

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Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 32.3 in Kauai County, HI.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 22.8% in Kauai County, HI.

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Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 5.09% in Kauai County, HI.

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