Kaunakakai, HI

Census Place

2024 Population

4,360

US Senator

Brian Schatz

Democratic Party

US Senator

Mazie Hirono

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

34.4

2.08% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

13.7%

27.1% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$76,131

1.06% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Kaunakakai, HI is home to a population of 4.36k people, from which 96.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 6.44% of Kaunakakai, HI residents were born outside of the country (281 people).

In 2024, there were 1.09 times more Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.54k people) in Kaunakakai, HI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.41k Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander (Non-Hispanic) and 533 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.9%

2024 Citizenship

96.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.9% of Kaunakakai, HI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Kaunakakai, HI was 96.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Kaunakakai, HI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Kaunakakai, HI

Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
1.54k ± 559
Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander (Non-Hispanic)
1.41k ± 724
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
533 ± 220

13.4%

Hispanic Population

586 people

13.4% of the people in Kaunakakai, HI are hispanic (586 people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Hawaii.

Most Common Origin

Philippines
114,478 ± 7,971 people
Japan
24,963 ± 3,845 people
China
21,479 ± 3,571 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Hawaii was Philippines, the natal country of 114,478 Hawaii residents, followed by Japan with 24,963 and China with 21,479.

Foreign-Born Population

6.44%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

281 people

6.05%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

225 people

As of 2024, 6.44% of Kaunakakai, HI residents (281 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 Kaunakakai, HI was 6.05%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Kaunakakai, HI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
146 ± 108
Gulf War (2001-)
5 ± 14

Kaunakakai, HI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 29.2 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Kaunakakai, HI.

Economy

The economy of Kaunakakai, HI employs 1.63k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Kaunakakai, HI were Health Care & Social Assistance (411 people), Retail Trade (332 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (236 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($233,451), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($233,451), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($150,750).

Employment

Occupations

1.63k

2024 Value

± 322

9.78%

1 Year growth

± 26.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kaunakakai, HI grew at a rate of 9.78%, from 1.48k employees to 1.63k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Kaunakakai, HI, are Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (207 people), Healthcare Support Occupations (184 people), and Material Moving Occupations (171 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Kaunakakai, HI.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Hawaii.

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.63k

2024 Value

± 322

9.78%

1 Year growth

± 26.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kaunakakai, HI grew at a rate of 9.78%, from 1.48k employees to 1.63k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kaunakakai, HI, are Health Care & Social Assistance (411 people), Retail Trade (332 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (236 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Kaunakakai, HI, though some of these residents may live in Kaunakakai, HI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$53,939

Median earning men ± $18,961

$31,755

Median earning women ± $8,382

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($233,614), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($193,431), and Construction ($60,917).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($78,000), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($48,750), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($32,118).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Kaunakakai, HI was $368,100 in 2024, which is 1.11 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $335,200 to $368,100, a 9.82% increase. The homeownership rate in Kaunakakai, HI is 60.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Kaunakakai, HI have an average commute time of 17.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Kaunakakai, HI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$368,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$46,472

$744

Median Property Taxes

±$197

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 Kaunakakai, HI the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

60.2%

Homeownership

2024

77.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 60.2% of the housing units in Kaunakakai, HI were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 56.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Kaunakakai, HI compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$76,131

Median Household Income

± $29,354

1.24k

Number of Households

± 280

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.24k households in Kaunakakai, HI declined from $76,131 from the previous year's value of $76,944.

The following chart displays the households in Kaunakakai, 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Kaunakakai, HI is from Hawaii.

0.436

2024 Wage GINI in Hawaii

0.433

2023 Wage GINI in Hawaii

In 2024, the income inequality in Hawaii was 0.436 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.688% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Hawaii was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Hawaii in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Hawaii across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (56.7%)
Carpooled (17.3%)
Worked At Home (10.6%)

In 2024, 56.7% of workers in Kaunakakai, HI drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (17.3%) and those who worked at home (10.6%).

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.

Commute Time

17.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Kaunakakai, HI have a shorter commute time (17.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Kaunakakai, HI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Kaunakakai, HI compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kaunakakai, HI (596 out of 4.36k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 65 - 74.

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

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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