Lawai, HI Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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8%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

37%

Household income NAT. AVG.

10%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Lawai	Hawaii	National
Income per capita	$48,618	$46,561	$44,883
Median household income	$111,747	$109,349	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$113,891	$133,207	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$107,838	$77,158	$52,080
Median earnings male	$72,203	$55,905	$54,343
Median earnings female	$52,394	$45,307	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.4%	3.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	11.1%	10.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Lawai is 8% higher than the national average
The median household income in Lawai is 37% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Lawai is 10% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Lawai is 26% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$74,490 $111,747 $223,494

City

$72,892 $109,349 $218,698

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

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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Lawai median earnings by income bracket

Lawai employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	19.7%	19.7%
Manufacturing sector	7.9%	7.9%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	21.3%	21.3%
Public administration	5.3%	5.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.7%	4.7%
Education, health & social services	4.1%	4.1%
Other	37.1%	37.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Wailua Homesteads, HI	6,462	$155,034	90.6%
Puhi, HI	4,454	$142,918	75.7%
Poipu, HI	1,030	$142,883	75.7%
Omao, HI	1,538	$140,458	72.7%
Kapaa, HI	10,232	$137,718	69.3%
Lawai, HI	2,554	$111,747	37.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Kinsey, AL	2,554	$71,338	12.3%
Montalvin Manor, CA	2,554	$103,024	26.7%
Bloomfield, IN	2,554	$72,905	10.4%
Haw River, NC	2,554	$58,884	27.6%
Bethlehem, WV	2,554	$105,678	29.9%
Lawai, HI	2,554	$111,747	37.4%

Source: The Lawai, HI employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.