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Moving to Kapaa, Hawaii

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Population: 9,472
Males: 4,692 (49.5%), Females: 4,780 (50.5%)

Kauai County

Zip code: 96746

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.2 years
Median household income: $39,448
Median house value: $194,000

Population by Race

Races in Kapaa:

  • Two or more races (28.7%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (26.1%)
  • Filipino (16.6%)
  • Japanese (10.2%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (9.9%)
  • Hispanic (9.5%)
  • American Indian (3.2%)
  • Other Asian (3.1%)
  • Chinese (1.1%)
  • Other race (1.0%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Portuguese (9.8%), German (4.8%), Irish (4.0%), English (3.8%), French (2.0%), Italian (2.0%).

Elevation: 10 feet

Land area: 9.8 square miles

Map of Kapaa, HI

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Kapaa

  • High school or higher: 85.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
  • Unemployed: 7.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kapaa CDP

  • Never married: 28.8%
  • Now married: 53.0%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 5.5%
  • Divorced: 11.0%

11.8% Foreign born (9.9% Asia).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Kapaa:

  • SAMUEL MAHELONA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (4800 KAWAIHAU RD)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Kapaa:

  • WILCOX MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; LIHUE, HI)
  • KAUAI VETERANS MEMEORIAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; WAIMEA, HI)
  • WAHIAWA GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 99 miles; WAHIAWA, HI)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kapaa:

  • LIHUE (about 9 miles; LIHUE, HI; Abbreviation: LIH)
  • HONOLULU INTL (about 112 miles; HONOLULU, HI; Abbreviation: HNL)
  • MOLOKAI (about 169 miles; KAUNAKAKAI, HI; Abbreviation: MKK)

Other public-use airports nearest to Kapaa:

  • PORT ALLEN (about 23 miles; HANAPEPE, HI; Abbreviation: PAK)
  • DILLINGHAM AIRFIELD (about 88 miles; MOKULEIA, HI; Abbreviation: HDH)
  • KALAELOA (JOHN RODGERS FIELD) (about 104 miles; KAPOLEI, HI; Abbreviation: JRF)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kapaa:

  • BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY-HAWAII CAMPUS (about 103 miles; LAIE, HI; Full-time enrollment: 2,273)
  • LEEWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 106 miles; PEARL CITY, HI; Full-time enrollment: 3,511)
  • HONOLULU COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 115 miles; HONOLULU, HI; Full-time enrollment: 2,787)
  • HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (about 116 miles; HONOLULU, HI; Full-time enrollment: 6,186)
  • UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA (about 118 miles; HONOLULU, HI; Full-time enrollment: 14,113)
  • KAPIOLANI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 120 miles; HONOLULU, HI; Full-time enrollment: 4,131)
  • UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO (about 336 miles; HILO, HI; Full-time enrollment: 2,434)

Schools

Public high school in Kapaa:

  • KAPAA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,137; Location: 4695 MAILIHUNA ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Kapaa:

  • KAPAA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 944; Location: 4886 KAWAIHAU ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)
  • KAPAA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 736; Location: 4867 OLOHENA ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)

Private primary/middle school in Kapaa:

  • ST CATHERINE SCHOOL (Students: 135; Location: 5021 KAWAIHAU ROAD; Grades: PK – 8)

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