Lawai, HI Demographic Data
Lawai, HI Summary
Lawai is located in Kauai County in Hawaii
- Population: 2,096
- Area: 4.15 sq. miles
- Land Area: 4.06 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.10 sq. miles
- Population Density: 504.69 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 537.73 ft
- Time Zone: Alaska Hawaii Standard Time (GMT -10)
- Daylight Savings: No
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Lawai, HI Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,047
49%
50.8
Male
1,105
51%
49.2
Total Population
2,152
323,128,000
Lawai, HI Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
70
3.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
134
6.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
146
6.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
99
4.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
67
3.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
372
17.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
188
8.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
285
13.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
172
8.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
188
8.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
289
13.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
98
4.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
44
2.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,724
80.1%
77.2
Female
840
48.7%
51.3
Male
884
51.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,692
78.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
513
23.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
431
20.0%
15.2
Female
200
46.4%
55.8
Male
231
53.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
45
0.0%
0.0
Lawai, HI Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,853
86.1%
96.8
White
1,244
57.8%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
534
24.8%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
2
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
223
10.4%
0.9
Japanese
229
10.6%
0.2
Korean
3
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
77
3.6%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
50
2.3%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
33
1.5%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
17
0.8%
0.1
Some Other Race
25
1.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
299
13.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
307
14.3%
17.8
Mexican
139
6.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
99
4.6%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
69
3.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,845
85.7%
82.2
Lawai, HI Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
37
2.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
21
1.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
350
21.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
358
21.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
282
17.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
413
25.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
175
10.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
58
3.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,578
96.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
588
35.9%
31.2
Lawai, HI Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
462
25.6%
33.7%
Now Married
934
51.8%
47.5
Divorced
244
13.5%
11.0%
Separated
0
0.0%
2.0
Widowed
162
9.0
5.8%
Lawai, HI Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,944
93.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
138
6.6%
21.6%
Spanish
9
0.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
44
2.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
78
3.7%
3.5%
Other Languages
7
0.3%
1.1%
Lawai, HI Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
62
7.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
0
0.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
32
3.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
91
10.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
81
9.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
136
16.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
158
18.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
194
22.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
23
2.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
71
8.4%
6.4
Median household income
76,310
57,617
Per capita income
39,240
31,128
Lawai, HI Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
44
3.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
232
20.4%
9.8
Construction
64
5.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
197
17.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
69
6.1%
6.6
Information
9
0.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
66
5.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
45
3.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
146
12.8%
11.4
Public administration
86
7.5%
4.6
Retail trade
104
9.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
46
4.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
32
2.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
88
7.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
432
37.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
87
7.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
246
21.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
287
25.2%
18.1%
Lawai, HI Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,121
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
962
85.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
71
6.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
7
0.6%
2.7
Other means
5
0.4%
1.8
Worked at home
76
6.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
22.0
26.6
Lawai, HI Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
9
1.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
183
21.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
356
42.0%
37.1
3 or more
300
35.4%
21.0
Lawai, HI Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
848
92.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
637
75.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
211
24.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
72
7.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.5
Lawai, HI Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
920
1 room
24
2.6%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
88
9.6%
9.1
4 rooms
186
20.2%
16.5
5 rooms
359
39.0%
19.8
6 rooms
107
11.6%
17.8
7 rooms
114
12.4%
12.0
8 rooms
9
1.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
33
3.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Lawai, HI Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
920
1-unit, detached
881
95.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
21
2.3%
5.9
2-units
12
1.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
6
0.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
0
0.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Lawai, HI Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
62
6.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
125
13.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
67
7.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
25
2.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
257
27.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
143
15.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
151
16.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
90
9.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Lawai, HI Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
0
0.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
12
1.4%
4.7
Electricity
58
6.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
6
0.7%
1.9
Solar energy
4
0.5%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
768
90.6%
1.1
Lawai, HI Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
348
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
16
4.6%
7.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
25
7.2%
28.8%
$500 to $999
25
7.2%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
58
16.7%
20.1%
$3,000 or more
103
29.6%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
121
34.8%
11.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
89
25.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
48
13.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
28
8.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
40
11.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
143
41.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Lawai, HI Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
154
41,631,300
Less than $500
0
0.0%
10.7%
$2,500 to $2,999
4
2.6%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
6
3.9%
1.8%
$500 to $999
9
5.8%
41.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
34
22.1%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
34
22.1%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
67
43.5%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
57
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,515
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
32
20.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
27
17.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
13
8.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
0
0.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
15
9.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
67
43.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
57
0.0%
0.0%
Lawai, HI Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
637
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
0
0.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
17
2.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
25
3.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
0
0.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
36
5.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
190
29.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
310
48.7%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
59
9.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
564,400
205,000
