Lihue, HI Demographic Data
Lihue, HI Summary
Lihue is located in Kauai County in Hawaii
- Population: 7,489
- Area: 7.45 sq. miles
- Land Area: 6.67 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.78 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,005.63 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 147.31 ft
- Time Zone: Alaska Hawaii Standard Time (GMT -10)
- Daylight Savings: No
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Lihue, HI Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
3,388
47%
50.8
Male
3,808
53%
49.2
Total Population
7,196
323,128,000
Lihue, HI Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
525
7.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
668
9.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
433
6.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
252
3.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
368
5.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
830
11.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
649
9.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
935
13.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
652
9.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
488
6.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
571
7.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
482
6.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
343
4.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
5,376
74.7%
77.2
Female
2,556
47.5%
51.3
Male
2,820
52.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
5,302
73.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,767
24.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,396
19.4%
15.2
Female
765
54.8%
55.8
Male
631
45.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0
Lihue, HI Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
5,667
78.8%
96.8
White
1,725
24.0%
72.6
Black or African American
39
0.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
14
0.2%
0.8
Asian
3,261
45.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
42
0.6%
1.3
Filipino
1,851
25.7%
0.9
Japanese
1,085
15.1%
0.2
Korean
13
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
60
0.8%
0.6
Other Asian
210
2.9%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
628
8.7%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
628
8.7%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
1,529
21.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
683
9.5%
17.8
Mexican
247
3.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
248
3.4%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
188
2.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
6,513
90.5%
82.2
Lihue, HI Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
154
3.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
219
4.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,908
38.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
965
19.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
375
7.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
642
13.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
687
13.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
373
7.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
4,577
92.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,329
26.9%
31.2
Lihue, HI Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,219
39.8%
33.7%
Now Married
2,391
42.9%
47.5
Divorced
450
8.1%
11.0%
Separated
107
1.9%
2.0
Widowed
403
7.2
5.8%
Lihue, HI Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
5,435
81.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,236
18.5%
21.6%
Spanish
14
0.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
112
1.7%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
1,061
15.9%
3.5%
Other Languages
49
0.7%
1.1%
Lihue, HI Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
96
4.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
81
3.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
412
17.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
155
6.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
202
8.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
429
18.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
224
9.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
425
18.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
195
8.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
140
5.9%
6.4
Median household income
61,725
57,617
Per capita income
30,516
31,128
Lihue, HI Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
235
6.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
462
12.9%
9.8
Construction
202
5.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
483
13.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
444
12.4%
6.6
Information
138
3.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
65
1.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
118
3.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
373
10.4%
11.4
Public administration
190
5.3%
4.6
Retail trade
481
13.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
297
8.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
82
2.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
447
12.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
798
22.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
494
13.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
961
26.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
870
24.4%
18.1%
Lihue, HI Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
3,442
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,826
82.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
343
10.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
16
0.5%
5.1
Walked
58
1.7%
2.7
Other means
20
0.6%
1.8
Worked at home
179
5.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
16.5
26.6
Lihue, HI Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
157
6.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
739
31.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
833
35.3%
37.1
3 or more
630
26.7%
21.0
Lihue, HI Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,359
89.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,498
63.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
861
36.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
292
11.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.0
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.1
0.0%
2.5
Lihue, HI Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,651
1 room
29
1.1%
2.4
2 rooms
120
4.5%
2.7
3 rooms
351
13.2%
9.1
4 rooms
647
24.4%
16.5
5 rooms
515
19.4%
19.8
6 rooms
428
16.1%
17.8
7 rooms
237
8.9%
12.0
8 rooms
171
6.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
153
5.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Lihue, HI Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,651
1-unit, detached
1,882
71.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
84
3.2%
5.9
2-units
79
3.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
26
1.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
83
3.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
234
8.8%
4.4
20 or more units
263
9.9%
9.0
Mobile home
0
0.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Lihue, HI Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
29
1.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
94
3.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
302
11.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
282
10.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
695
26.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
545
20.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
336
12.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
316
11.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
52
2.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Lihue, HI Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
28
1.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
105
4.5%
4.7
Electricity
730
30.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
89
3.8%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
1,407
59.6%
1.1
Lihue, HI Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
839
47295100.0
Less than $500
24
2.9%
1.6%
$500 to $999
62
7.4%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
115
13.7%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
119
14.2%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
135
16.1%
11.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
156
18.6%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
228
27.2%
10.3%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
264
32.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
184
22.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
55
6.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
317
38.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
19
0.0%
0.0%
Lihue, HI Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
774
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
Less than $500
53
6.8%
10.7%
$2,000 to $2,499
63
8.1%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
145
18.7%
11.9%
$500 to $999
244
31.5%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
269
34.8%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
87
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,266
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
54
7.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
71
9.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
10
1.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
295
38.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
92
11.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
252
32.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
87
0.0%
0.0%
Lihue, HI Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,498
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
31
2.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
15
1.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
46
3.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
13
0.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
65
4.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
544
36.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
676
45.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
108
7.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
516,700
205,000
