Kauai County, HI Census Data

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Hawaii



Kauai County, Hawaii

People QuickFactsKauai CountyHawaii
Population, 2005 estimate 62,6401,275,194
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 7.1%5.3%
Population, 2000 58,4631,211,537
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2005 6.7%7.1%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2005 24.5%23.5%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2005 14.1%13.7%
Female persons, percent, 2005 50.3%50.1%
White persons, percent, 2005 (a)33.9%26.8%
Black persons, percent, 2005 (a)0.4%2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2005 (a)0.4%0.3%
Asian persons, percent, 2005 (a)35.3%41.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2005 (a)8.5%9.0%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2005 21.4%20.1%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2005 (b)9.0%8.0%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2005 30.5%23.5%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 62.8%56.8%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 13.0%17.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 19.5%26.6%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 83.3%84.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 19.4%26.2%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 10,662199,819
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 21.526.1
Housing units, 2005 27,447491,071
Homeownership rate, 2000 61.4%56.5%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 23.2%39.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $216,100$272,700
Households, 2000 20,183403,240
Persons per household, 2000 2.872.92
Median household income, 2003 $43,135$48,274
Per capita money income, 1999 $20,301$21,525
Persons below poverty, percent, 2003 10.5%10.8%
Business QuickFactsKauai CountyHawaii
Private nonfarm establishments, 2004 1,89731,6051
Private nonfarm employment, 2004 25,185473,5001
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2004 27.0%9.6%1
Nonemployer establishments, 2004 5,53084,331
Total number of firms, 2002 6,54799,224
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 NA0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 31.3%45.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 9.1%8.4%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 3.6%3.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 30.6%30.2%
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) NA3,460,199
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 238,7119,986,355
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 714,71513,008,182
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $11,914$10,537
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 467,1765,551,380
Building permits, 2005 9239,828
Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) 367,00512,187,0691
Geography QuickFactsKauai CountyHawaii
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 6226,422
Persons per square mile, 2000 94.0188.6
FIPS Code 00715
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Kapaa, HI Micro Area

1: Includes data not distributed by county.


(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms


Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report
Last Revised: Friday, 12-Jan-2007 16:04:13 EST
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