Lawai, HI

Census Place

2024 Population

2,718

US Senator

Brian Schatz

Democratic Party

US Senator

Mazie Hirono

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

41.1

7.03% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

9.86%

10.8% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$104,286

0.515% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Lawai, HI is home to a population of 2.72k people, from which 98.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 4.93% of Lawai, HI residents were born outside of the country (134 people).

In 2024, there were 2.25 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.04k people) in Lawai, HI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 464 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 426 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.6%

2024 Citizenship

98.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.6% of Lawai, HI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lawai, HI was 98.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lawai, HI

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.04k ± 390
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
464 ± 211
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic)
426 ± 263

23.3%

Hispanic Population

632 people

23.3% of the people in Lawai, HI are hispanic (632 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lawai, 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

4.93%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

134 people

5.8%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

161 people

As of 2024, 4.93% of Lawai, HI residents (134 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 Lawai, HI was 5.8%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
100 ± 56
Gulf War (2001-)
16 ± 23

Lawai, HI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 6.25 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Lawai, HI employs 1.2k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lawai, HI were Accommodation & Food Services (247 people), Public Administration (122 people), and Construction (101 people), and the highest paying industries were Health Care & Social Assistance ($95,450), Construction ($92,953), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($85,451).

Employment

Occupations

1.2k

2024 Value

± 233

4.8%

1 Year growth

± 26.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lawai, HI grew at a rate of 4.8%, from 1.15k employees to 1.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lawai, HI, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (171 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (101 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (97 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lawai, 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

1.2k

2024 Value

± 233

4.8%

1 Year growth

± 26.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lawai, HI grew at a rate of 4.8%, from 1.15k employees to 1.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lawai, HI, are Accommodation & Food Services (247 people), Public Administration (122 people), and Construction (101 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lawai, HI, though some of these residents may live in Lawai, HI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$63,663

Median earning men ± $7,817

$56,905

Median earning women ± $16,831

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($92,888), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($71,544), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($67,037).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($85,660), Manufacturing ($80,227), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($62,989).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lawai, HI was $849,800 in 2024, which is 2.55 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $853,700 to $849,800, a 0.457% decrease. The homeownership rate in Lawai, HI is 71%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lawai, HI have an average commute time of 19.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lawai, HI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$849,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$133,699

$643

Median Property Taxes

±$158

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 Lawai, HI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

71%

Homeownership

2024

64.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 71% of the housing units in Lawai, HI were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 72.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lawai, 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.

$104,286

Median Household Income

± $24,856

906

Number of Households

± 185

In 2024, the median household income of the 906 households in Lawai, HI declined from $104,286 from the previous year's value of $104,826.

The following chart displays the households in Lawai, 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 $150k - $200k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lawai, 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 (67.2%)
Worked At Home (21.6%)
Carpooled (6.24%)

In 2024, 67.2% of workers in Lawai, HI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (21.6%) and those who carpooled to work (6.24%).

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

19.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lawai, HI have a shorter commute time (19.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Lawai, HI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.86% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lawai, HI (268 out of 2.72k 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 Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Males 18 - 24.

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

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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