2020 census As of the
2020 census, Kaunakakai had a population of 3,419. The median age was 45.2 years. 23.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 27.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 92.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 88.6 males age 18 and over. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas. There were 1,240 households in Kaunakakai, of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 43.6% were married-couple households, 17.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 31.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2010, there were 3,425 people, 1,254 households, and 850 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,533 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 15.4% White, 0.5% Black, 0.3%
Native American, 22.2%
Asian (of whom 15.5% were
Filipino), 22.4%
Native Hawaiian, 0.3% from
other races, and 37.4% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 5.9% of the population. There were 1,254 households, out of which 24.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.3% were
married couples living together, 15.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 27% of households had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73, and the average family size was 3.32.
2000 census As of the census of 2000, in the CDP, the population was spread out, with 31.8% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.3 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $34,492, and the median income for a family was $39,348. Males had a median income of $30,543 versus $22,337 for females. The
per capita income for the CDP was $14,201. About 15.5% of families and 20.6% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 27.4% of those under age 18 and 11.8% of those age 65 or over. ==Education==