Kauai County, HI
Demographic and economic profile of Kauai County, HI, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Kauai County is a small island economy of 73,840 residents with a labor force participation rate of 63.1% and a workforce where 30.2% hold a bachelor's degree or higher and median worker earnings sit at $42,839. The county posted 3.1% population growth over five years, with a median household income of $97,668 and GDP per capita of $56,914, though housing costs are substantial—median home values reach $817,900 and median gross rent runs $1,810 per month. The unemployment rate stands at 3.9%, the poverty rate at 8.8%, and 14.6% of residents are foreign-born, reflecting the island's broader demographic composition.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+3.1% since 2018
Kauai County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- Asian Alone22,560 (30.6%)
- White Alone21,863 (29.7%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races18,753 (25.4%)
- Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone7,288 (9.9%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race1,300 (1.8%)
- Some Other Race Alone1,182 (1.6%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Other Asian and Pacific Island6,770
- 2.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)2,955
- 3.Spanish810
- 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)242
- 5.German or other West Germanic240
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services7,131
- 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance6,545
- 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services4,206
- 4.Retail Trade (Group)4,129
- 5.Construction (Group)2,882
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations11,947
- 2.Service Occupations10,339
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations7,776
- 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,509
- 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,186
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 2.11×)6,626
- 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.62×)2,740
- 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.48×)847
- 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.25×)2,623
- 5.Other Services (LQ 1.24×)2,095
Housing
Education
Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.