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Lihue, HI Urban Area

16,907 Population
7 square miles 2,402.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.9 ±1.8 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$38,288 ±$2,781 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$100,770 ±$7,621 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

6.3% ±2% (1,054  ±349) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

17.1 minutes ±1.9 (132,830  ±19,530) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

4,881 ±362 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3.4 ±0.4 (16,762  ±1,231) Persons per household
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

9.2% ±5.3% (356  ±211) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

5,405 ±296 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$785,200 ±$31,055 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

9.6% ±3% (1,600  ±513.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

93.7% ±1.7% (11,319  ±889.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
29.2% ±3.6% (3,528  ±508.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

21.8% ±4.1% (3,686  ±745) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5% ±1.4% (667  ±196) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
667 Total veterans ±196 628 Male ±189 39 Female ±34

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