Kauai County, HI
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Kauai CountyHI averageUS Census ACS
Municipal budget
Total revenue$401.8M (FY2023)
Total spending$334.4M (FY2023)
Taxes$247.6M (FY2023)
Debt outstanding$158.4M (FY2023)
Spending per resident$4,552 (FY2023)
Development activity
Housing units permitted — US Census Building Permits Survey
2025130 housing units ($106.0M)
Recent meetings
Showing the 30 most recent meetings of 42 on record.
🌐 County-level context (Kauai County)
County-level context — from BLS, IRS, FEMA, HUD, Census. These figures cover the whole county this city sits in, not just the city itself.
Net migration-262 people (+$8.4M net AGI · 2023)
Federal disasters (10 yr)9 ({"Hurricane": 5, "Flood": 4, "Severe Storm": 4, "Biological" · last Mon Jun 17, 2024)
Traffic fatalities8 (4 pedestrian · 2024)
Business establishments2,281 (27,099 employees · 2023)
Fair Market Rent (2BR)$2,135/mo (1,259 assisted households · 2025)
Adults with low literacy16.4% (low numeracy 25% · 2017)
Sources: BLS LAUS, IRS SOI, FEMA, NHTSA FARS, Census CBP, HUD, NCES PIAAC
City profile
Everything below is drawn from this city’s own public record and primary-source government data. AI-written summaries are a finding aid, not a citable quote.
$401.8M
Annual budget
$158.4M
Debt outstanding
130
Permitted housing units
The money — in
source: Census gov-finance & state comptrollerBudget
Revenue$401.8M
Spending$334.4M
Revenue ran ahead of operating spending this year.
Debt load MODERATE
Outstanding debt$158.4M
Debt-to-revenue0.39×
Debt-load index47 / 100
A debt-load indicator (national percentile of debt, deficit & aid-reliance) — not a solvency verdict. Cross-checked against official state fiscal-stress scores where they exist.
Outcomes — economic mobility
source: Opportunity Atlas (Harvard) · research useFor kids who grew up here in low-income households, their adult household-income rank (0–1). The average hides a gap by race:
Research-only layer, shown here for context — not included in the CC BY 4.0 bulk download.
Where it’s happening
geocoded land-use decisions🗺 Interactive map
Every rezoning, development approval, and permit — explore the geocoded records in the research explorer.