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    Lihue, HI
    Demographic Data



    Lihue Population Statistics

    Source & Methodology

    Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

    Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

    Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

    Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

    Lihue Population & Age Distribution

    Total Population

    8,004

    Age

    Under 5 Years:
    6.6%
    5 - 17:
    16.6%
    18 - 24:
    3.6%
    25 - 34:
    8.7%
    35 - 54:
    22.6%
    55 - 64:
    11.8%
    Over 65 Years:
    30.0%

    Educational Attainment of Adults

    Attending College
    High School Graduates
    College Graduated
    1.9%
    1.9%
    95.2%
    95.2%
    41.0%
    41.0%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Income

    Per capita Income

    Lihue
    USA
    $44,331
    $44,331
    $44,673
    $44,673

    Median household income

    Lihue
    USA
    $92,850
    $92,850
    $80,734
    $80,734
    Individuals Below Poverty Level

    6.3%

    Employment Industries

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    Accommodation
    Education
    Retail
    Public Service
    Other
    Healthcare
    Construction
    Finance
    Arts
    Transportation
    Professional, scientific, and technical services
    Real estate
    Utilities
    19.4%
    19.4%
    11.4%
    11.4%
    10.9%
    10.9%
    9.5%
    9.5%
    8.4%
    8.4%
    7.6%
    7.6%
    7.5%
    7.5%
    4.4%
    4.4%
    4.0%
    4.0%
    3.9%
    3.9%
    3.7%
    3.7%
    3.4%
    3.4%
    2.6%
    2.6%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Race & Ethnic Diversity

    Asian
    White
    Other Race / Two or More Races
    Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
    Black or African American
    American Indian and Alaska Native
    40.7%
    40.7%
    18.8%
    18.8%
    18.1%
    18.1%
    10.3%
    10.3%
    9.4%
    9.4%
    2.5%
    2.5%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Ancestry

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    English
    German
    Portuguese
    Irish
    Russian
    Swedish
    Italian
    French Canadian
    Dutch
    French
    Scottish
    Welsh
    Other Subsaharan African
    Polish
    Ukrainian
    Swiss
    British West Indian
    African
    Scots-Irish
    Finnish
    6.1%
    6.1%
    5.9%
    5.9%
    3.7%
    3.7%
    3.2%
    3.2%
    2.1%
    2.1%
    1.7%
    1.7%
    1.6%
    1.6%
    1.2%
    1.2%
    1.2%
    1.2%
    1.1%
    1.1%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Languages Spoken

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    English
    Pacific Island languages
    Japanese
    Vietnamese
    Tagalog
    Spanish
    Slavic languages
    Native American languages
    Langs. of India
    Korean
    Thai
    African languages
    Arabic
    Hungarian
    Navajo
    Other Asian languages
    Laotian
    Miao/Hmong
    Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
    Chinese
    84.3%
    84.3%
    9.4%
    9.4%
    5.6%
    5.6%
    1.4%
    1.4%
    1.1%
    1.1%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
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    0.0%
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    0.0%
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    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents
    Foreign Born Lihue Residents

    15.0%

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