Kauai County HI Data & Peer Group Rankings

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY INDEX
Kauai County HI Housing Affordability Index is 79 State of Hawaii Housing Affordability Index is 65
The Housing Affordability Index base is 100 and represents a balance point where a resident with a median household income can normally qualify to purchase a median price home. Values above 100 indicate increased affordability, while values below 100 indicate decreased affordability.

WEALTH INDEX
Kauai County HI Wealth Index is 100 State of Hawaii Wealth Index is 124
The Wealth Index is based on a number of indicators of affluence including average household income and average net worth, but it also includes the value of material possessions and resources. It represents the wealth of the area relative to the national level. Values above or below 100 represent above-average wealth or below-average wealth compared to the national level.

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POPULATION
Total Population	71,316
Population in Households	70,144
Population in Familes	56,510
Population in Group Qrtrs	1,172
Population Density	115
Diversity Index¹	83

INCOME
Median Household Income	$80,580
Average Household Income	$93,503
Per Capita Income	$31,898
Wealth Index³	100

HOUSING
Total Housing Units	31,815 (100%)
Owner Occupied HU	13,759 (43.2%)
Renter Occupied HU	10,546 (33.1%)
Vacant Housing Units	7,510 (23.6%)
Median Home Value	$555,108
Housing Affordability Index²	79

HOUSEHOLDS
Total Households	24,305
Average Household Size	2.89
Family Households	16,872
Average Family Size	3

NOTES

The Diversity Index is a scale of 0 to 100 that represents the likelihood that two persons, chosen at random from the same area, belong to different race or ethnic groups. If an area's entire population belongs to one race AND one ethnic group, then the area has zero diversity. An area's diversity index increases to 100 when the population is evenly divided into two or more race/ethnic groups.
The Housing Affordability Index base is 100 and represents a balance point where a resident with a median household income can normally qualify to purchase a median price home. Values above 100 indicate increased affordability, while values below 100 indicate decreased affordability.
The Wealth Index is based on a number of indicators of affluence including average household income and average net worth, but it also includes the value of material possessions and resources. It represents the wealth of the area relative to the national level. Values above or below 100 represent above-average wealth or below-average wealth compared to the national level.

Kauai County HI - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

The table below compares Kauai County to the other 5 counties and county equivalents in Hawaii by rank and percentile using July 1, 2019 data. The location Ranked # 1 has the highest value. A location that ranks higher than 75% of its peers would be in the 75th percentile of the peer group.

GROWTH RATE / YEAR	2010-2019	2019-2024
Population	0.66%	0.5%
Households	0.49%	0.44%
Families	0.48%	0.43%
Median Household Income		2.65%
Per Capita Income		2.08%

Variable Description	Rank	Percentile
Total Population	# 4	40th
Population Density	# 3	60th
Diversity Index	# 3	60th
Median Household Income	# 2	80th
Per Capita Income	# 4	40th

Kauai County HI Information

Kauai County HI Data & Demographics (As of July 1, 2019)

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY INDEX

WEALTH INDEX

POPULATION

INCOME

HOUSING

HOUSEHOLDS

GROWTH RATE / YEAR

Kauai County HI - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

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