Lihue, HI Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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17%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

48%

Household income NAT. AVG.

67%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Lihue	Hawaii	National
Income per capita	$52,364	$46,561	$44,883
Median household income	$120,072	$109,349	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$171,965	$133,207	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$73,721	$77,158	$52,080
Median earnings male	$71,160	$55,905	$54,343
Median earnings female	$47,186	$45,307	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.6%	3.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	4.1%	10.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Lihue is 17% 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 67% 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

$80,039 $120,072 $240,144

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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Lihue median earnings by income bracket

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	6,462	$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%
Lihue, HI	9,314	$120,072	47.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Garden City, GA	9,315	$63,238	22.2%
Heath, TX	9,311	$258,943	218.4%
Hernando, FL	9,319	$50,212	38.3%
Harleysville, PA	9,308	$142,451	75.1%
Leonia, NJ	9,324	$144,145	77.2%
Lihue, HI	9,314	$120,072	47.6%

Source: The Lihue, 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.