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People QuickFacts |
Kauai County |
Hawaii |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
63,004 | 1,285,498 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
7.8% | 6.1% |
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Population, 2000 |
58,463 | 1,211,537 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
6.4% | 6.8% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
23.7% | 23.2% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
14.2% | 14.0% |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
50.1% | 50.0% |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
34.5% | 28.6% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.4% | 2.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.4% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
33.1% | 40.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
9.1% | 9.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
22.5% | 19.4% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
9.3% | 7.8% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
31.2% | 24.7% |
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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, 2006 |
28,321 | 500,036 |
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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, 2004 |
$45,146 | $51,359 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$20,301 | $21,525 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
8.6% | 9.0% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Kauai County |
Hawaii |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
1,923 | 32,2441 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
25,020 | 490,6821 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
26.2% | 13.6%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2005 |
5,723 | 87,717 |
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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, 2006 |
922 | 7,530 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
367,005 | 12,187,0691 |
