PlainZIP

Kapaa, HI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Kapaa, HI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 18,319. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet KAPAA-HI · Kapaa, HI 1 ZIPs · 18,319 pop · #6656/25278 · Kauai County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-TOP

  • INC-HIGH $88,802
  • RANK-UPPER #6656/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Waimea
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 68% owners
  • POP-TOWN 18,319
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $882,400

Nearest income peer: Waimea, HI (+ $403 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Kapaa

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Kapaa on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Kapaa, HI sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 26%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
18,319
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$88,802
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 96746 (18,319 residents). Household income $88,802 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (68.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Kapaa as a pure owner town.

Within Hawaii, Kihei is the closest lower-income city and Waimea the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Kapaa.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 96746, is all of Kapaa

There is no split to weigh here: 96746 holds every one of Kapaa's 18,319 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Kapaa's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 491 establishments, 4,254 employees , annual payroll $201,082k (~27 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 96746 (491 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (93) · also Accommodation and food services · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Kapaa, HI

These ZIP codes sit in Kauai County, which covers 16 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Kapaa. See the Kauai County roll-up →

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Kauai County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Kapaa, Lihue, Kalaheo and Koloa among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Hanalei marks the far end of that range at $132,448, 49% above Kapaa.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
96746 18,319 $88,802 491 138
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Kapaa roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Kapaa, .