Hawaii

Kalawao County

Snapshot
Population by ethnic group, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Other
65.8%
Native American
17.7%
European
13.1%
East Asian
3.4%

Compared with Hawaii and the United States

Kalawao Countynext to the state and national figures used elsewhere on this site. A dash means the figure isn’t published at that level of geography.

MetricKalawao CountyHawaiiUnited States
American Indian and Alaska Native17.7%0.2%—
Non-Hispanic White13.1%21.4%58%
East Asian3.4%17.6%—
Black or African American0.7%1.8%—
Hispanic0.5%10.6%—
Indian0%0.2%—

Cost of living

Incomes and housing costs in Kalawao County next to Hawaii and the nation. Price levels are published for states, not counties.

MetricKalawao CountyHawaiiUnited States
Price level (US = 100)—110.0 (+10.0%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Housing price level (US = 100)—125.3 (+25.3%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Median household income$73,750$100,389$80,734
Median home value—$839,100$332,700
Home price to income—8.4×4.1×
Median gross rent$1,271/mo$1,971/mo$1,413/mo
Rent to income20.7%23.6%21.0%