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People QuickFacts |
Kauai County |
Hawaii |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
63,689 | 1,288,198 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
8.9% | 6.3% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
58,463 | 1,211,538 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008 |
6.2% | 6.8% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008 |
22.3% | 22.1% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008 |
14.9% | 14.8% |
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Female persons, percent, 2008 |
49.4% | 49.6% |
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White persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
36.7% | 29.7% |
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Black persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.7% | 3.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.5% | 0.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
31.8% | 39.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a) |
9.0% | 9.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008 |
21.3% | 18.3% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b) |
10.5% | 8.7% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2008 |
32.5% | 24.9% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
62.8% | 56.8% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
13.0% | 17.5% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
19.5% | 26.6% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
83.3% | 84.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
19.4% | 26.2% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
10,662 | 199,819 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
21.5 | 26.1 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
29,193 | 506,737 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
61.4% | 56.5% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
23.2% | 39.4% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$216,100 | $272,700 |
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Households, 2000 |
20,183 | 403,240 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.87 | 2.92 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$55,786 | $62,613 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$20,301 | $21,525 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
9.0% | 8.5% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Kauai County |
Hawaii |
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Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2006 |
2,019 | 33,1181 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
26,447 | 512,5431 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
33.3% | 18.6%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2006 |
5,906 | 90,353 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
6,547 | 99,224 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.9% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
31.3% | 45.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
9.1% | 8.4% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
3.6% | 3.1% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
30.6% | 30.2% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
NA | 3,460,199 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
238,711 | 9,986,355 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
714,715 | 13,008,182 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$11,914 | $10,537 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
467,176 | 5,551,380 |
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Building permits, 2008 |
477 | 4,115 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
511,302 | 14,061,8831 |
