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Lihue, HI

7,847 Population
7.5 square miles 1,052.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.1 ±6.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Kapaa, HI Micro Area: 42.7 ±0.3
  • a little higher than the figure in Hawaii: 40.6 ±0.2

Economics

$47,053 ±$6,809 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Kapaa, HI Micro Area: $42,553 ±$1,708
  • a little higher than the amount in Hawaii: $44,823 ±$440
$77,420 ±$37,223 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Kapaa, HI Micro Area: $93,612 ±$4,932
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Hawaii: $98,317 ±$980

6.3% ±2.4% (489  ±194) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Kapaa, HI Micro Area: 8.8% † 6,414 (±1.2% / ±864)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Hawaii: 10% 140,461 (±0.3% / ±4,792)

15.4 minutes ±1.7 (51,610  ±11,571) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in the Kapaa, HI Micro Area: 21.7 680,135 (±0.5 / ±25,517)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Hawaii: 26.4 16,792,764 (±0.2 / ±157,533)

Families

2,679 ±247 Number of households
  • the Kapaa, HI Micro Area: 23,465 ±519
  • Hawaii: 488,991 ±1,924
2.9 ±0.3 (7,657  ±1,027) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Kapaa, HI Micro Area: 3.1 72,839 (±0.1 / ±52)
  • about the same as the figure in Hawaii: 2.9 1,406,017

9.9% ±9.5% (143  ±140) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Kapaa, HI Micro Area: 6.7% † 1,017 (±1.6% / ±242)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Hawaii: 5.9% 18,480 (±0.3% / ±1,076)

Housing

2,875 ±236 Number of housing units
  • the Kapaa, HI Micro Area: 30,392 ±86
  • Hawaii: 564,905 ±196

$843,900 ±$41,560 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in the Kapaa, HI Micro Area: $817,900 ±$20,146
  • a little higher than the amount in Hawaii: $808,200 ±$6,690

13.6% ±5.9% (1,060  ±478.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Kapaa, HI Micro Area: 9.3% † 6,810 (±1.2% / ±877.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Hawaii: 12.6% 179,409 (±0.4% / ±5,011.2)

Social

97.7% ±15.8% (5,536  ±617.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Kapaa, HI Micro Area: 92.7% 49,211 (±2.7% / ±1,442.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in Hawaii: 92.9% 954,401 (±0.7% / ±6,796)
40.5% ±5.4% (2,294  ±407.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Kapaa, HI Micro Area: 30.2% 16,048 (±1.5% / ±795.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Hawaii: 35.5% 364,398 (±0.4% / ±4,265.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

13.1% ±4% (1,025  ±338) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Kapaa, HI Micro Area: 14.6% 10,716
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Hawaii: 18.1% 261,130

11.1% ±3.1% (665  ±201) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Kapaa, HI Micro Area: 6.9% 3,976 (±0.6% / ±363)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Hawaii: 8.1% 89,042 (±0.2% / ±2,092)
665 Total veterans ±201 611 Male ±188 54 Female ±52

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