Lawai, Hawaii - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	2,211
Male Share of the Population	53.3%
Female Share of the Population	46.7%
Senior Citizens	22%
Employed Population 16+	1,006
Age of the Population	42

Families

% of people married	51.4%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	23.2%
Median Earnings25+	$36,707
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$29,479

Wealth

Median Family Income	$77,143
% Above Poverty Level	91.1%
% Below Poverty Level	8.9%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	23 minutes
% Working from Home	7.8%
% Walking and Biking to Work	0.6%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	25.5%
Median Gross Rent	$1,574
Median House Value	$557,700

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	68.4%
German	16.5%
Portuguese	8.7%
Irish	7.1%
English	6%
Scottish	2.4%
Italian	2.3%
French Except Basque	2%
Arab	0.9%
Croatian	0.6%
Swedish	0.6%
Czech	0.6%
Welsh	0.5%
Swiss	0.5%
Hungarian	0.5%
Danishn	0.5%
Brazilian	0.5%
Polish	0.4%
Lebanese	0.3%
Norwegian	0.3%
Macedonian	0.2%
Russian	0.2%
Serbian	0.2%
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Lawai Almanac

Category	Value
County	Kauai County
P.O. Box Zip Codes	96765
Phone Area Codes	808
Time Zone	Pacific/Honolulu
Approximate Latitude	21.92
Approximate Longitude	-159.5

Lawai Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	WAIMEA 947
Distance	10.3 miles
Jan Temp	64 to 80 F
Apr Temp	65 to 83 F
Jul Temp	70 to 87 F
Oct Temp	69 to 86 F
Annual Precip	21.2 inches

Station	BARKING SANDS
Distance	19.2 miles
Jan Temp	65 to 79 F
Apr Temp	66 to 82 F
Jul Temp	70 to 86 F
Oct Temp	70 to 86 F
Annual Precip	17.4 inches

Station	WAIMEA ARBORETUM 892.2
Distance	95.9 miles
Jan Temp	61 to 79 F
Apr Temp	64 to 82 F
Jul Temp	68 to 86 F
Oct Temp	67 to 86 F
Annual Precip	54.6 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Eleele	2,970	$88,523
Hanapepe	2,870	$85,676
Kalaheo	5,224	$105,114
Kaumakani	874	$48,036
Koloa	2,859	$61,875
Lihue	7,381	$88,702

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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