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Lihue, HI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lihue, HI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 14,683. 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 LIHUE-HI · Lihue, HI 1 ZIPs · 14,683 pop · #4340/25278 · Kauai County

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

  • INC-HIGH $100,678
  • RANK-TOP #4340/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Princeville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 68% owners
  • POP-TOWN 14,683
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $793,000

Nearest income peer: Princeville, HI (+ $260 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 Lihue

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

Top 17%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
14,683
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$100,678
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 $100,678 and home value $793,000 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 29.1%.

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

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 96766, is all of Lihue

There is no split to weigh here: 96766 holds every one of Lihue's 14,683 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 Lihue's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 773 establishments, 11,390 employees , annual payroll $586,708k (~53 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 96766 (773 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (112) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Lihue, HI

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

Lihue lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Kauai County: Kalaheo, Hanapepe and Eleele earn more and Kapaa, Kilauea and Kekaha earn less. Hanalei marks the far end of that range at $132,448, 32% above Lihue.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
96766 14,683 $100,678 773 67
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Lihue 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 Lihue, .