Lihue, HI Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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18%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

48%

Household income NAT. AVG.

66%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Lihue	Hawaii	National
Income per capita	$35,217	$30,970	$29,829
Median household income	$82,057	$71,977	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$115,511	$90,877	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$49,935	$52,188	$35,192
Median earnings male	$47,675	$38,506	$36,919
Median earnings female	$32,703	$30,482	$26,250
Unemployment rate	1.6%	3.4%	4.7%
Poverty level	4.1%	10.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Lihue is 18% higher than the national average
The median household income in Lihue is 48% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Lihue is 66% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Lihue is 73% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$54,699 $82,057 $164,114

City

$47,979 $71,977 $143,954

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Lihue employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.1%	10.1%
Manufacturing sector	1.7%	1.7%
Financial & insurance services	7.0%	7.0%
Wholesale & retail services	14.5%	14.5%
Public administration	13.7%	13.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.1%	8.1%
Education, health & social services	6.6%	6.6%
Other	38.4%	38.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Wailua Homesteads, HI	6,301	$103,672	87.4%
Poipu, HI	1,005	$97,813	76.8%
Puhi, HI	4,316	$95,625	72.9%
Omao, HI	1,495	$92,875	67.9%
Kapaa, HI	9,961	$92,571	67.3%
Lihue, HI	9,036	$82,057	48.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
St. Anthony, MN	9,035	$85,469	54.5%
Monett, MO	9,035	$39,435	28.7%
Florence, OR	9,037	$48,944	11.5%
University of California-Davis, CA	9,031	$21,230	61.6%
Seven Corners, VA	9,041	$64,196	16.0%
Lihue, HI	9,036	$82,057	48.3%

Source: The Lihue, HI employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).