Lihue is a city of 7,901 people in Hawaii. The typical home is worth $878,500, having roughly tripled since 2000. That puts it in the top 9% of US cities for household income. The population is up 39% since 2000. Getting to work takes 17 minutes on average. The median age is 42.3, about 3 years above the US median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $92,850, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.3
US median: 38.9
More educated
41% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 91%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lihue
What changed most since 1990
Asian share64.9% → 40.7%(−24.3 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
Homes owned by their occupants54.2% → 63.8%(+9.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
White share28.3% → 18.8%(−9.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Lihue's population equals 11% of Kauai County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 5.9% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 7.4% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)22.6%(122)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)9.8%(53)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40.9%(221)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.3%(18)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II5%(27)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 540 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Lihue, decade by decade
Lihue population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
5,536
$99,389
$429,612
21.7%
61.8
2000
5,674
$81,803
$459,786
23.3%
82.8
2010
6,455
$92,011
$781,863
22.4%
86.2
2020
8,004
$99,456
$770,493
32.8%
92.9
2024
7,901
$92,850
$878,500
41.0%
88.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
