Kalawao County vs Kauai County

A side-by-side comparison of Kalawao County and Kauai County: population, income, housing, and more.

Kalawao County and Kauai County are counties in Hawaii. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Kauai County has the higher population (73,610 vs 43 in Kalawao County). Kauai County has the higher median household income ($93,612 vs $86,250 in Kalawao County). Since 2019, Kauai County's population has grown faster (+2.6% vs -34.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Kalawao County	Kauai County
Population	43	73,610
Median age	39.9 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$86,250	$93,612
Median home value	—	$817,900
Median gross rent	$1,300	$1,810
Housing units	95	30,392
Homeownership rate	0.0%	67.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.6%	30.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kalawao County	Kauai County
Population	66 → 43 (-34.8%)	71,769 → 73,610 (+2.6%)
Median household income	$69,375 → $86,250 (+24.3%)	$83,554 → $93,612 (+12.0%)
Median home value	—	$570,700 → $817,900 (+43.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,063 → $1,300 (+22.3%)	$1,375 → $1,810 (+31.6%)

Kalawao County

Population

6643

Median household income

$69,375$86,250

Median gross rent

$1,063$1,300

Kauai County

Population

71,76973,610

Median household income

$83,554$93,612

Median home value

$570,700$817,900

Median gross rent

$1,375$1,810

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kalawao County	Kauai County
Under 5	0.0%	5.4%
5 to 17	0.0%	16.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.5%
25 to 34	18.6%	11.4%
35 to 44	39.5%	13.2%
45 to 54	4.7%	12.1%
55 to 64	11.6%	13.6%
65 to 74	2.3%	13.0%
75 and over	23.3%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kalawao County	Kauai County
White (non-Hispanic)	16.3%	29.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11.6%	0.1%
Asian	32.6%	29.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	18.6%	9.5%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	11.6%	20.9%
Hispanic or Latino	9.3%	10.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kalawao County	Kauai County
No high school diploma	25.6%	7.3%
High school graduate	25.6%	29.6%
Some college or associate's	16.3%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	16.3%	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	16.3%	9.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kalawao County	Kauai County
Drove alone	46.7%	74.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	13.2%
Public transit	33.3%	1.0%
Walked	16.7%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	3.3%	7.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kalawao County	Kauai County
1-unit, detached	93.7%	69.3%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	6.0%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	6.7%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	7.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	10.5%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Kalawao County	Kauai County
Poverty rate	31.7%	8.8%
Average household size	1.23	3.10
Mean commute (minutes)	—	22
Median year structure built	1938	1983