Kauai

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Hawaii

Kauai is a smaller county in Hawaii with 16 ZIP codes, 67,091 people, and top-decile household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.

National county placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Kauai, HI sits among US counties with a top-decile household income, on a smaller county population base, across a multi-ZIP patchwork.

Top 8%
household income vs 3,210 US counties
67,091
combined ZIP population
16
USPS ZIP codes covered
$97,930
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.

Kauai lands in the national county income distribution as top-decile household income on smaller county footing (FIPS 15007, 16 ZIPs, combined population 67,091). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.

High-income counties with wide ZIP mosaics hide sharp internal gradients. The densest ZIP here is 96746 (Kapaa) with 18,319 residents - open it beside a thin rural code from the table before treating the county mean as uniform. HUD Fair Market Rents and FBI county tables attach to FIPS 15007, so scorecards stay county-keyed while household income stays ZIP-keyed.

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16

Total ZIPs

67,091

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Kauai

Side-by-side: Compare 96746 vs 96766 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
96746 Kapaa 18,319 138
96766 Lihue 14,683 67
96741 Kalaheo 5,929 83
96756 Koloa 5,190 81
96754 Kilauea 4,084 38
96752 Kekaha 3,680 353
96716 Hanapepe 2,823 10
96722 Princeville 2,484 172
96703 Anahola 2,368 49
96705 Eleele 2,319 308
96796 Waimea 1,881 16
96714 Hanalei 1,390 7
96747 Kaumakani 749 112
96765 Lawai 553 200
96769 Makaweli 464 2
96751 Kealia 175 175

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Kauai?

Kauai has a total population of 67,091 across 16 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.

What ZIP codes are in Kauai?

Kauai includes 16 ZIP codes: 96746, 96766, 96741, 96756, 96754, 96752, 96716, 96722, 96703, 96705, and more.

Kauai's figures come from Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023), mapped to ZIP codes via the HUD USPS Crosswalk. PlainZIP is not affiliated with the U.S. Census Bureau or any government agency. See our methodology for details.

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