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Lihue, Hawaii Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 5,674
Males: 2,722 (48.0%), Females: 2,952 (52.0%)

Kauai County

Zip code: 96766

Demographics

Median resident age: 44.0 years
Median household income: $44,906
Median house value: $261,400

Population by Race

Races in Lihue:

  • Japanese (28.2%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (21.5%)
  • Two or more races (20.5%)
  • Filipino (14.8%)
  • Hispanic (6.5%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (6.4%)
  • Other Asian (4.0%)
  • Chinese (1.6%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)
  • Other race (0.7%)

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

Ancestries: German (7.5%), Portuguese (5.3%), English (4.9%), Irish (3.3%), Italian (2.2%), French (1.4%).

Elevation: 206 feet

Land area: 6.3 square miles

Map of Lihue, HI

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Lihue

  • High school or higher: 85.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 23.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.6%
  • Unemployed: 1.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lihue CDP

  • Never married: 23.2%
  • Now married: 52.4%
  • Separated: 2.1%
  • Widowed: 12.7%
  • Divorced: 9.6%

9.0% Foreign born (8.2% Asia).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Lihue:

  • WILCOX MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (3420 KUHIO HIGHWAY)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Lihue:

  • SAMUEL MAHELONA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; KAPAA, HI)
  • KAUAI VETERANS MEMEORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; WAIMEA, HI)
  • WAHIAWA GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 98 miles; WAHIAWA, HI)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lihue:

  • LIHUE (about 3 miles; LIHUE, HI; Abbreviation: LIH)
  • HONOLULU INTL (about 110 miles; HONOLULU, HI; Abbreviation: HNL)
  • MOLOKAI (about 168 miles; KAUNAKAKAI, HI; Abbreviation: MKK)

Other public-use airports nearest to Lihue:

  • PORT ALLEN (about 18 miles; HANAPEPE, HI; Abbreviation: PAK)
  • DILLINGHAM AIRFIELD (about 87 miles; MOKULEIA, HI; Abbreviation: HDH)
  • KALAELOA (JOHN RODGERS FIELD) (about 102 miles; KAPOLEI, HI; Abbreviation: JRF)

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Lihue:

  • KAUAI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 633; Location: 3-1901 KAUMUALII HWY; Public; Website: www.kauaicc.hawaii.edu)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lihue:

  • BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY-HAWAII CAMPUS (about 103 miles; LAIE, HI; Full-time enrollment: 2,273)
  • LEEWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 105 miles; PEARL CITY, HI; Full-time enrollment: 3,511)
  • HONOLULU COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 114 miles; HONOLULU, HI; Full-time enrollment: 2,787)
  • HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (about 114 miles; HONOLULU, HI; Full-time enrollment: 6,186)
  • UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA (about 117 miles; HONOLULU, HI; Full-time enrollment: 14,113)
  • KAPIOLANI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 119 miles; HONOLULU, HI; Full-time enrollment: 4,131)
  • UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO (about 334 miles; HILO, HI; Full-time enrollment: 2,434)

Schools

Public high school in Lihue:

  • KAUAI HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,285; Location: 3577 LALA ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high schools in Lihue:

  • ISLAND SCHOOL (Students: 214; Location: 3 1875 KAUMUALII HWY; Grades: PK – 12)
  • ST FRANCIS SCHOOLS-KAUA’I CMPS (Students: 96; Location: 3343 KANAKOLU STREET; Grades: 7 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Lihue:

  • KAMAKAHELEI MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,043; Location: 4431 NOHOU STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • WILCOX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 952; Location: 4319 HARDY STREET; Grades: PK – 05)
  • KAUMUALII ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 531; Location: 4381 HANAMAULU ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)

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