housing costs · Hawaii
Housing costs in Kalawao County
What it costs to live here: rent, home values and the share of income rent takes.
Median gross rent
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $1,271 | ± $658 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $1,300 | ± $675 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $1,297 | ± $338 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $1,094 | ± $90 | evidence → |
Rent as share of income
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | 18.3 % | ± 4.8 % | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | 25.0 % | ± 32.8 % | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | 18.6 % | ± 17.3 % | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | 16.9 % | ± 1.9 % | evidence → |
In context
Median rent in Kalawao County is $1,271, below the Hawaii median of $1,870 across 5 counties (2020–2024).
American Community Survey, five-year estimates. Each release covers five years, so consecutive releases overlap by four of them — a change from one release to the next is damped, and reading them as annual values understates swings. Margins of error are at 90 % confidence and are wide in sparsely populated counties.
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