PlainZIP

Lawai, HI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lawai, HI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 553. 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 LAWAI-HI · Lawai, HI 1 ZIPs · 553 pop · #4042/25278 · Kauai County

INC-HIGH · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-TOP

  • INC-HIGH $102,679
  • RANK-TOP #4042/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Princeville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 65% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 553
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $864,600

Nearest income peer: Princeville, HI ( $1,741 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 Lawai

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Lawai 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, Lawai, HI sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 16%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
553
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$102,679
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $102,679 and home value $864,600 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 34.1%.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (64.9%) for this income tier, rent $1,875 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Hawaii, Honolulu is the closest lower-income city and Hauula the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 11 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Lawai.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 96765, is all of Lawai

There is no split to weigh here: 96765 holds every one of Lawai's 553 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 Lawai's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 20 establishments, 203 employees , annual payroll $8,874k (~36 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 96765 (20 units) ; leading NAICS Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (6) · also Construction · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Lawai, HI

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

Lawai sits in the upper half of Kauai County on income: Kapaa, Koloa and Kilauea report less, while Kalaheo, Eleele and Hanalei report more. Hanalei marks the far end of that range at $132,448, 29% above Lawai.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
96765 553 $102,679 20 200
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Lawai 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 Lawai, .