Kauai County, Hawaii QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts	Kauai County	Hawaii
?  Population, 2000	58,463	1,211,537
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000	14.2%	9.3%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000	6.2%	6.5%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000	26.4%	24.4%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000	13.8%	13.3%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a)	29.5%	24.3%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.3%	1.8%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.4%	0.3%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)	36.0%	41.6%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)	9.1%	9.4%
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)	0.9%	1.3%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000	23.8%	21.4%
?  Female population, percent, 2000	50.0%	49.8%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b)	8.2%	7.2%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000	27.9%	22.9%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990	24,161	568,314
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990	5,370	162,424
?  Housing units, 2000	25,331	460,542
?  Homeownership rate, 2000	61.4%	56.5%
?  Households, 2000	20,183	403,240
?  Persons per household, 2000	2.87	2.92
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000	39.8%	37.9%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate	$38,877	$43,627
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate	12.1%	11.1%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate	18.6%	16.2%

Business QuickFacts	Kauai County	Hawaii
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998	1,630	29,603
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998	19,400	416,571
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998	5.9%	-3.7%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997	4,170	70,203
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)	NA	3,192,532
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)	510,684	11,317,752
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997	$9,078	$9,516
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992	1,757	41,111
?  Women-owned firms, 1992	1,592	29,743
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999	291	4,211
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000)	253,724	8,568,210
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997	1,023	14,319

Geography QuickFacts	Kauai County	Hawaii
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles)	622	6,423
?  Persons per square mile, 2000	94.0	188.6
?  Metropolitan Area	None

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

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NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown