Lihue's Livability
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D
Affordability -
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Housing -
B-
Job Market -
A+
Diversity -
B-
Crime -
A
Commute -
C
Education -
C-
Weather -
D+
Amenities
About Lihue, HI
Lihue, HI is located in Kauai County in the state of Hawaii.
The total City Population for Lihue is about 8,371 with about 468 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $645,923, which is roughly 2% lower than the Average Home Value of $658,867 for the state of Hawaii, and roughly 66% higher than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $83,872, which is roughly 3% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $86,140 for the state of Hawaii, and roughly 22% higher higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.98Male Population Estimate: 47.8%
Female Population Estimate: 52.2%
Median Age: 45.2
Male Median Age: 40.0
Female Median Age: 41.8
Racial Demographic Estimates
White:18%
Hispanic:14.8%
Hawaiian:6.2%
Black:1.9%
Indian:0.6%
Other:0.5%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Republican: 34.58%
Libertarian: 0.9%
Green: 0.76%
Other: 0.4%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Lihue specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Kauai County: About 2.39839 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Kauai County: About 235.304 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Kauai County is about 39% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 18% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Lihue is about 0.9%.
Hawaii is ranked #14 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 64.29 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 45.11The average living wage for the state of Hawaii is $40.4/hr, while the states minimum wage is $10.10/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Hawaii a minimum wage score of 16.36 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $9.35/hr, which gives Hawaii a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 90.43 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Hawaii is $250.10, resulting in a UI benefit score of 35.66 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ Hawaii does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Hawaii does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
✓ Hawaii does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
✓ Hawaii does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Hawaii does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Hawaii does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Hawaii does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Hawaii does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
✓ Hawaii does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Hawaii does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Hawaii does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ Hawaii does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
✓ Hawaii does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ Hawaii does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
X Hawaii does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Hawaii does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Hawaii does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Hawaii does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Nearby Location
- Hanamaulu, HI ( 1.66 mi. )
- Kapaa, HI ( 8.21 mi. )
- Koloa, HI ( 8.23 mi. )
- Kealia, HI ( 9.24 mi. )
- Lawai, HI ( 9.90 mi. )
- Kalaheo, HI ( 11.39 mi. )
- Anahola, HI ( 12.26 mi. )
- Eleele, HI ( 14.99 mi. )
- Hanapepe, HI ( 15.33 mi. )
- Kilauea, HI ( 16.68 mi. )
- Kaumakani, HI ( 17.53 mi. )
- Hanalei, HI ( 18.39 mi. )
- Princeville, HI ( 18.74 mi. )
- Kekaha, HI ( 22.91 mi. )
- Makaweli, HI ( 48.12 mi. )
Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 96766Latitude: 21.972100
Longitude: -159.356400
TimeZone: Hawaii-Aleutian Islands (GMT -10:00)
Daylight Saving: No
Region: West
Average Elevation: 737.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 808