Lawai

Population: 2,775
Median household income: $104,826
Median home value: $853,700

Lawai is a community in Kauai County, Hawaii, home to 2,775 residents. The median household income of $104,826 is above the Kauai County median ($93,612).

From 2019 to 2023, Lawai's population grew 35.6% from 2,047 to 2,775, while its median home value rose 44.9% from $589,200 to $853,700.

Owners occupy 72.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 38.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,775
Median age: 38.4 yrs
Median household income: $104,826
Median home value: $853,700
Median gross rent: $1,917
Housing units: 933
Homeownership rate: 72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.5%
Unemployment rate: 10.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,0472,775

Median household income

$75,313$104,826

Median home value

$589,200$853,700

Median gross rent

$1,714$1,917

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,047	$75,313	$589,200	$1,714
2020	2,497	$75,443	$641,700	$1,657
2021	2,733	$75,000	$653,800	$1,693
2022	2,902	$99,138	$824,000	$1,988
2023	2,775	$104,826	$853,700	$1,917

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 2410.4%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 548.0%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	203	7.3%
5 to 17	450	16.2%
18 to 24	288	10.4%
25 to 34	352	12.7%
35 to 44	358	12.9%
45 to 54	223	8.0%
55 to 64	416	15.0%
65 to 74	295	10.6%
75 and over	190	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	932	33.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	396	14.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	159	5.7%
Some other race	10	0.4%
Two or more races	561	20.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	717	25.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.8%

High school graduate19.6%

Some college or associate's42.1%

Bachelor's degree22.0%

Graduate or professional degree13.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	51	2.8%
High school graduate	360	19.6%
Some college or associate's	772	42.1%
Bachelor's degree	403	22.0%
Graduate or professional degree	248	13.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone67.7%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit3.8%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home21.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	733	67.7%
Carpooled	77	7.1%
Public transit	41	3.8%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	231	21.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	263	30.9%
15 to 29 min	345	40.5%
30 to 44 min	230	27.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	13	1.5%

Households

Average household size: 3.32
Poverty rate: 8.9% (247 of 2,775)

	Count	Share
Family households	674	80.8%
Nonfamily households	160	19.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	834	89.4%
Vacant	99	10.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	604	72.4%
Renter-occupied	230	27.6%

1-unit, detached90.2%

1-unit, attached6.2%

2 to 4 units2.1%

5 to 19 units1.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	842	90.2%
1-unit, attached	58	6.2%
2 to 4 units	20	2.1%
5 to 19 units	13	1.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1544450
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.06 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 21.9201, -159.5010