Hawaii

Kauai County

Snapshot
Population by ethnic group, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
East Asian
32%
European
29.2%
Other
27.4%
Hispanic
11.4%

Compared with Hawaii and the United States

Kauai 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.

MetricKauai CountyHawaiiUnited States
East Asian32%17.6%—
Non-Hispanic White29.2%21.4%58%
Hispanic11.4%10.6%—
Black or African American0.5%1.8%—
American Indian and Alaska Native0.5%0.2%—
Indian0.4%0.2%—

Cost of living

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

MetricKauai 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$97,668$100,389$80,734
Median home value$873,200$839,100$332,700
Home price to income8.9×8.4×4.1×
Median gross rent$1,870/mo$1,971/mo$1,413/mo
Rent to income23.0%23.6%21.0%